Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Jamaica or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 43 years against 42 years in Jamaica as of 2001.

What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between Jamaica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

1 years, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

36 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2001.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Age of electoral democracy

Jamaica

42 years

in 2025

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

43 years

in 2001

Jamaica rank

33rd

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

32nd

Age of electoral democracy over time

Jamaica
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 43 years against 42 years in Jamaica, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 33rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 32nd of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4 years	1 years	3 years	Jamaica
1960s	9.5 years	6.5 years	3 years	Jamaica
1970s	18 years	15 years	3 years	Jamaica
1980s	3.5 years	28.5 years	25 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	11.5 years	36.5 years	25 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	17.5 years	42.5 years	25 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Jamaica or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 43 years against 42 years in Jamaica as of 2001.
What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between Jamaica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 1 years, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2001.
How do Jamaica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for age of electoral democracy?: Jamaica ranks 33rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Age of electoral democracy
Unit: years
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 5,296 data points, 1849–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.