Jamaica vs Lithuania: Democracy

Jamaica
7
in 2025
Lithuania
7
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Jamaica
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 7 against 7 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 8 and Lithuania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Lithuania Difference Ahead
1910s 2 0 2 Jamaica
1920s 2 3.8 1.8 Lithuania
1930s 2 0.4 1.6 Jamaica
1940s 2 1 1 Jamaica
1950s 2 1 1 Jamaica
1960s 5.2 1 4.2 Jamaica
1970s 6 1 5 Jamaica
1980s 6.9 1 5.9 Jamaica
1990s 7 6.3 0.7 Jamaica
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, Jamaica or Lithuania?
Jamaica, at 7 against 7 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Jamaica and Lithuania?
0, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lithuania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Lithuania rank globally for democracy?
Jamaica ranks 1st and Lithuania 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).