Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.661 against 0.658 in Jamaica as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.003, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

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

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.

Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Jamaica

0.658

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.661

in 2025

Jamaica rank

31st

Trinidad and Tobago rank

30th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.661 against 0.658 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 31st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 30th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0785	0.046	0.0325	Jamaica
1910s	0.0781	0.0511	0.027	Jamaica
1920s	0.0775	0.077	0.0005	Jamaica
1930s	0.0883	0.0917	0.0034	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	0.1501	0.1073	0.0428	Jamaica
1950s	0.2391	0.1797	0.0594	Jamaica
1960s	0.3273	0.3206	0.0067	Jamaica
1970s	0.3697	0.415	0.0453	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.3966	0.5337	0.1371	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.4651	0.6329	0.1678	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.5545	0.6539	0.0994	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.6088	0.6585	0.0497	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.655	0.6545	0.0005	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.661 against 0.658 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.003, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Jamaica ranks 31st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 30th 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: 28 August 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.