Jamaica vs Malaysia: Electoral democracy
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Jamaica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Malaysia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malaysia | 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Jamaica or Malaysia?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Malaysia 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).