Jamaica vs Japan: Universal right to vote
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Japan
2
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Jamaica
- Japan
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Japan ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote, Jamaica or Japan?
- Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Jamaica and Japan?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.