Argentina vs Jamaica: Democracy
Argentina
6
in 2025
Jamaica
6
in 2025
Argentina rank
42nd
Jamaica rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Jamaica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 6 against 6 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1910s | 3.3 | 0 | 3.3 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 5 | 2.3 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 4.7 | 3 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.1 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 6.1 | 6 | 0.1 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 6.2 | 6 | 0.2 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 6 | 6.83 | 0.8333 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Jamaica?
- Argentina, at 6 against 6 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Jamaica?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Jamaica rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.