Fiji vs Jamaica: Democracy
Fiji
2
in 2025
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Fiji rank
32nd
Jamaica rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Fiji
- Jamaica
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2 against 2 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Fiji ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 2 | 1.7 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Fiji or Jamaica?
- Fiji, at 2 against 2 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Fiji and Jamaica?
- 0, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Jamaica rank globally for democracy?
- Fiji ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.