Jamaica vs Madagascar: Democracy

Jamaica
2
in 2018
Madagascar
2
in 2018
Jamaica rank
1st
Madagascar rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Jamaica
  • Madagascar
00.511.52195919882018

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 2 1 1 Jamaica
1970s 2 0.5 1.5 Jamaica
1980s 2 0 2 Jamaica
1990s 2 1.7 0.3 Jamaica
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 Jamaica
2010s 2 1.56 0.4444 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Jamaica or Madagascar?
Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Madagascar as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Jamaica and Madagascar?
0, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Madagascar?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Madagascar rank globally for democracy?
Jamaica ranks 1st and Madagascar 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).