Jamaica vs Mauritius: Full democracy
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Mauritius
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritius
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Mauritius ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Mauritius 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 | Mauritius | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.1667 | 0.8333 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Jamaica or Mauritius?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Mauritius rank globally for full democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).