Guyana vs Jamaica: Democracy
Guyana
7
in 2025
Jamaica
7
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Guyana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 7 against 7 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 5.2 | 2.8 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3 | 6.9 | 3.9 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.4 | 7 | 1.6 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 7 | 0.3 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guyana or Jamaica?
- Guyana, at 7 against 7 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guyana and Jamaica?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for democracy?
- Guyana 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).