Barbados vs Jamaica: Liberal democracy index

Barbados
0.679
in 2025
Jamaica
0.679
in 2025
Barbados rank
32nd
Jamaica rank
32nd

Liberal democracy index over time

  • Barbados
  • Jamaica
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.679 against 0.679 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 9 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Jamaica Difference Ahead
1900s 0.178 0.173 0.005 Barbados
1910s 0.178 0.1722 0.0058 Barbados
1920s 0.178 0.173 0.005 Barbados
1930s 0.1789 0.1777 0.0012 Barbados
1940s 0.1942 0.2095 0.0153 Jamaica
1950s 0.3058 0.3126 0.0068 Jamaica
1960s 0.5147 0.3913 0.1234 Barbados
1970s 0.619 0.3883 0.2307 Barbados
1980s 0.6267 0.4004 0.2263 Barbados
1990s 0.6464 0.4828 0.1636 Barbados
2000s 0.6543 0.6112 0.0431 Barbados
2010s 0.6635 0.6783 0.0148 Jamaica
2020s 0.6847 0.6862 0.0015 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Barbados or Jamaica?
Barbados, at 0.679 against 0.679 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Barbados and Jamaica?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for liberal democracy index?
Barbados ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed