Brazil vs Jamaica: Participatory democracy index
Brazil
0.528
in 2025
Jamaica
0.524
in 2025
Brazil rank
31st
Jamaica rank
33rd
Participatory democracy index over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.528 against 0.524 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1369 | 0.073 | 0.0639 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.1376 | 0.0722 | 0.0654 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.1385 | 0.0725 | 0.066 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.072 | 0.0749 | 0.0029 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.1201 | 0.1184 | 0.0017 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.2306 | 0.2478 | 0.0172 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.1687 | 0.3204 | 0.1517 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.1317 | 0.3126 | 0.1809 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.2721 | 0.3265 | 0.0544 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.5724 | 0.3871 | 0.1853 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.6261 | 0.4716 | 0.1545 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.5758 | 0.5343 | 0.0415 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.493 | 0.5295 | 0.0365 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Brazil or Jamaica?
- Brazil, at 0.528 against 0.524 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Brazil and Jamaica?
- 0.004, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Brazil ranks 31st and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.