Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Greece or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 0.658 against 0.64 in Greece as of 2025.

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

124 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.

Greece vs Jamaica: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Greece

0.64

in 2025

Jamaica

0.658

in 2025

Greece rank

33rd

Jamaica rank

31st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Greece
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.658 against 0.64 in Greece, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 31st of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1659	0.0785	0.0874	Greece
1910s	0.1705	0.078	0.0925	Greece
1920s	0.1734	0.0775	0.0959	Greece
1930s	0.1563	0.0883	0.068	Greece
1940s	0.1339	0.1501	0.0162	Jamaica
1950s	0.2593	0.2391	0.0202	Greece
1960s	0.2436	0.3273	0.0837	Jamaica
1970s	0.4142	0.3697	0.0445	Greece
1980s	0.7486	0.3966	0.352	Greece
1990s	0.7955	0.4651	0.3304	Greece
2000s	0.8053	0.5545	0.2508	Greece
2010s	0.7847	0.6088	0.1759	Greece
2020s	0.6458	0.655	0.0092	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Greece or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.658 against 0.64 in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Greece and Jamaica?: 0.018, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Jamaica?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Greece and Jamaica rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Greece ranks 33rd 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.