Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).