Jamaica vs East Timor: Democracy
Jamaica
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Jamaica rank
32nd
East Timor rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Jamaica
- East Timor
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.
Jamaica ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2 | 0.1 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Jamaica or East Timor?
- Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Jamaica and East Timor?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd and East Timor 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.