Guatemala vs Jamaica: Electoral democracy
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Guatemala
- Jamaica
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Guatemala 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 | Guatemala | 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 | 1 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
| 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, Guatemala or Jamaica?
- Guatemala, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Guatemala and Jamaica?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Jamaica rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Guatemala 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).