Jamaica vs Maldives: Universal right to vote in practice
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Maldives
2
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Maldives ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Maldives?
- Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Maldives 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).