Cuba vs Jamaica: Political Polarization Score
Cuba
-0.626
in 2025
Jamaica
-0.595
in 2025
Cuba rank
121st
Jamaica rank
118th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Cuba
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports -0.595 against -0.626 in Cuba, a difference of 0.031.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 118th of 174 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.94 | -1.44 | 2.38 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.94 | -1.44 | 2.38 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1.08 | -1.44 | 2.52 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.9038 | -1.36 | 2.27 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.795 | -1.15 | 1.95 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 1.64 | -1.04 | 2.68 | Cuba |
| 1960s | -0.075 | -1.16 | 1.09 | Cuba |
| 1970s | -0.075 | -1.08 | 1.01 | Cuba |
| 1980s | -0.3452 | -1.16 | 0.8118 | Cuba |
| 1990s | -0.461 | -1.35 | 0.894 | Cuba |
| 2000s | -0.461 | -1.25 | 0.794 | Cuba |
| 2010s | -0.461 | -1.44 | 0.979 | Cuba |
| 2020s | -0.5472 | -0.6775 | 0.1303 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Cuba or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at -0.595 against -0.626 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Cuba and Jamaica?
- 0.031, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jamaica?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Jamaica rank globally for political polarization score?
- Cuba ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 118th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Polarization Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which society is divided into hostile political camps, where political differences undermine social relationships and discourage interaction across ideological lines.