Jamaica vs Paraguay: Democracy
Jamaica
6
in 2025
Paraguay
6
in 2025
Jamaica rank
42nd
Paraguay rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 6 against 6 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Paraguay ahead.
Jamaica ranks 42nd and Paraguay ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 8 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 2.11 | 2.11 | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 4.7 | 3 | 1.7 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 4.6 | 3 | 1.6 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 6 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 6.83 | 6 | 0.8333 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Jamaica or Paraguay?
- Jamaica, at 6 against 6 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 42nd and Paraguay 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.