How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs United States: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Jamaica

0.98

in 2025

United States

0.975

in 2025

Jamaica rank

25th

United States rank

27th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Jamaica
United States

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.98 against 0.975 in United States, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

Jamaica ranks 25th and United States ranks 27th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and United States in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.231	0.992	0.761	United States
1910s	0.231	0.992	0.761	United States
1920s	0.231	0.992	0.761	United States
1930s	0.231	0.992	0.761	United States
1940s	0.4377	0.992	0.5543	United States
1950s	0.92	0.992	0.072	United States
1960s	0.9672	0.992	0.0248	United States
1970s	0.979	0.992	0.013	United States
1980s	0.979	0.992	0.013	United States
1990s	0.979	0.992	0.013	United States
2000s	0.979	0.992	0.013	United States
2010s	0.979	0.9886	0.0096	United States
2020s	0.9798	0.975	0.0048	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Jamaica or United States?: Jamaica, at 0.98 against 0.975 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Jamaica and United States?: 0.005, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and United States rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Jamaica ranks 25th and United States ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Jamaica vs United States: Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/strong-elected-local-governments-index/jamaica/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/strong-elected-local-governments-index/jamaica/united-states/">Jamaica vs United States: Strong Elected Local Governments Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.