Germany vs Jamaica: Democracy
Germany
7
in 2025
Jamaica
7
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Germany
- Jamaica
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7 against 7 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Jamaica ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2.2 | 2 | 0.2 | Germany |
| 1920s | 6 | 2 | 4 | Germany |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Germany or Jamaica?
- Germany, at 7 against 7 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Jamaica?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Jamaica?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Jamaica rank globally for democracy?
- Germany ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).