Brazil vs Jamaica: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Brazil
100.0%
in 2025
Jamaica
100.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 10.0% | 10.5% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 12.5% | 15.0% | 2.5% | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 32.5% | 15.0% | 17.5% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 45.0% | 66.0% | 21.0% | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 52.5% | 100.0% | 47.5% | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 60.0% | 100.0% | 40.0% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 67.5% | 100.0% | 32.5% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 100.0% | 18.5% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Brazil or Jamaica?
- Brazil, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Brazil and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.