Jamaica vs Lesotho: Liberal democracy
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Jamaica rank
32nd
Lesotho rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Jamaica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Jamaica ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2 | 0.1 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Jamaica or Lesotho?
- Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.