Jamaica vs Japan: Participatory democracy index
Jamaica
0.524
in 2025
Japan
0.526
in 2025
Jamaica rank
33rd
Japan rank
32nd
Participatory democracy index over time
- Jamaica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.526 against 0.524 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Japan ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.073 | 0.0669 | 0.0061 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.0722 | 0.0713 | 0.0009 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.0725 | 0.0829 | 0.0104 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.0749 | 0.073 | 0.0019 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.1184 | 0.1315 | 0.0131 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.2478 | 0.4486 | 0.2008 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.3204 | 0.5313 | 0.2109 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.3126 | 0.539 | 0.2264 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.3265 | 0.5441 | 0.2176 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.3871 | 0.5482 | 0.1611 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.4716 | 0.5554 | 0.0838 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.5343 | 0.5432 | 0.0089 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5295 | 0.5295 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Jamaica or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.526 against 0.524 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Jamaica and Japan?
- 0.002, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd and Japan ranks 32nd 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.