Jamaica vs Sweden: Transparent laws
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Jamaica
- Sweden
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Jamaica or Sweden?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Jamaica and Sweden?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Sweden rank globally for transparent laws?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Sweden 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.