Jamaica vs Palau: Full democracy
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Jamaica
- Palau
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Palau, a difference of 0.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Jamaica or Palau?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Jamaica and Palau?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palau?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Palau rank globally for full democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Palau 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+).