Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Barbados or Jamaica?

Barbados, at 0.676 against 0.658 in Jamaica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Jamaica: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Barbados

0.676

in 2025

Jamaica

0.658

in 2025

Barbados rank

28th

Jamaica rank

31st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Barbados
Jamaica

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.676 against 0.658 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 28th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 10 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.079	0.0785	0.0005	Barbados
1910s	0.079	0.0781	0.0009	Barbados
1920s	0.079	0.0775	0.0015	Barbados
1930s	0.0792	0.0883	0.0091	Jamaica
1940s	0.1021	0.1501	0.048	Jamaica
1950s	0.2309	0.2391	0.0082	Jamaica
1960s	0.4493	0.3273	0.122	Barbados
1970s	0.5943	0.3697	0.2246	Barbados
1980s	0.6004	0.3966	0.2038	Barbados
1990s	0.6192	0.4651	0.1541	Barbados
2000s	0.6345	0.5545	0.08	Barbados
2010s	0.6463	0.6088	0.0375	Barbados
2020s	0.6795	0.655	0.0245	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Barbados or Jamaica?: Barbados, at 0.676 against 0.658 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Barbados and Jamaica?: 0.018, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Barbados ranks 28th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.