Jamaica vs Uruguay: Full democracy
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Jamaica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Uruguay ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uruguay | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
| 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 Uruguay?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for full democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Uruguay 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+).