Jamaica vs Netherlands: Democracy
Jamaica
2
in 2018
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Jamaica rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Jamaica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 Netherlands?
- Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).