Jamaica vs Mauritius: Democracy

Jamaica
2
in 2018
Mauritius
2
in 2018
Jamaica rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Jamaica
  • Mauritius
00.511.52195919882018

How they compare

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Mauritius 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, Jamaica or Mauritius?
Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Mauritius as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Jamaica and Mauritius?
0, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritius?
51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
Jamaica ranks 1st and Mauritius 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).