Jamaica vs Namibia: Sovereign state
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Jamaica
- Namibia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Namibia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 sovereign state, Jamaica or Namibia?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Jamaica and Namibia?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for sovereign state?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.