Honduras vs Jamaica: Electoral democracy
Honduras
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Honduras rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Honduras
- Jamaica
How they compare
Honduras 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.
Honduras ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | 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 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Honduras |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Honduras or Jamaica?
- Honduras, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Honduras and Jamaica?
- 0, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Jamaica rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Honduras ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 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).