Jamaica vs Seychelles: Transparent laws
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Seychelles
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Jamaica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Jamaica or Seychelles?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Jamaica and Seychelles?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Seychelles rank globally for transparent laws?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Seychelles 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.