Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Italy or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 0.658 against 0.652 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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.

Italy vs Jamaica: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Italy

0.652

in 2025

Jamaica

0.658

in 2025

Italy rank

32nd

Jamaica rank

31st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Italy
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.658 against 0.652 in Italy, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.113	0.0785	0.0345	Italy
1910s	0.1357	0.0781	0.0576	Italy
1920s	0.1153	0.0775	0.0378	Italy
1930s	0.0788	0.0883	0.0095	Jamaica
1940s	0.2262	0.1501	0.0761	Italy
1950s	0.525	0.2391	0.2859	Italy
1960s	0.6058	0.3273	0.2785	Italy
1970s	0.6473	0.3697	0.2776	Italy
1980s	0.7346	0.3966	0.338	Italy
1990s	0.7598	0.4651	0.2947	Italy
2000s	0.7718	0.5545	0.2173	Italy
2010s	0.7908	0.6088	0.182	Italy
2020s	0.7285	0.655	0.0735	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Italy or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.658 against 0.652 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Italy and Jamaica?: 0.006, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Jamaica?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Jamaica rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Italy ranks 32nd 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.