Jamaica vs Kenya: Multi-party elections
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Jamaica
- Kenya
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Kenya ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Jamaica or Kenya?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Jamaica and Kenya?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.