Jamaica vs USSR: Democracy
Jamaica
7
in 2025
USSR
3
in 1990
Jamaica rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Jamaica
- USSR
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 7 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 4.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 4 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Jamaica or USSR?
- Jamaica, at 7 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Jamaica and USSR?
- 4, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Jamaica and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and USSR 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).