Colombia vs Jamaica: Universal right to vote in practice
Colombia
2
in 2025
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Colombia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Jamaica ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Colombia or Jamaica?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Colombia and Jamaica?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Jamaica rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).