Jamaica vs Myanmar: Citizen support for democracy

Jamaica
-1.39
in 2020
Myanmar
-1.32
in 2020
Jamaica rank
130th
Myanmar rank
128th

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • Jamaica
  • Myanmar
-1.5-1-0.50200620132020

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports -1.32 against -1.39 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 130th and Myanmar ranks 128th of 144 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Myanmar Difference Ahead
2010s -1.19 -1.52 0.3218 Jamaica
2020s -1.39 -1.32 0.0763 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Jamaica or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at -1.32 against -1.39 in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Jamaica and Myanmar?
0.07, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Myanmar?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Myanmar rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
Jamaica ranks 130th and Myanmar ranks 128th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Citizen support for democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 3,104 data points, 1988–2020
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.