Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 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, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Dominican Republic 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).