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