Jamaica vs Taiwan: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Jamaica
0.694
in 2025
Taiwan
0.685
in 2025
Jamaica rank
25th
Taiwan rank
28th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Jamaica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.694 against 0.685 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 25th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.07 | 0.007 | 0.063 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.07 | 0.0113 | 0.0587 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.07 | 0.034 | 0.036 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.0714 | 0.0333 | 0.0381 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.1366 | 0.0275 | 0.1091 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.2437 | 0.0415 | 0.2022 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.3369 | 0.047 | 0.2899 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.3612 | 0.0738 | 0.2874 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.3781 | 0.1428 | 0.2353 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.4905 | 0.38 | 0.1105 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.5987 | 0.6927 | 0.094 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.6757 | 0.6976 | 0.0219 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.659 | 0.7235 | 0.0645 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Jamaica or Taiwan?
- Jamaica, at 0.694 against 0.685 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Jamaica and Taiwan?
- 0.009, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Taiwan rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Jamaica ranks 25th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.