Botswana vs Jamaica: Democracy
Botswana
2
in 2018
Jamaica
2
in 2018
Botswana rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Botswana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Botswana and Jamaica?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).