Jamaica vs Netherlands: Transparent laws
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Jamaica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Jamaica or Netherlands?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for transparent laws?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.