Jamaica vs Sweden: Universal right to vote
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Sweden
2
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Jamaica
- Sweden
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sweden?
- Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Jamaica and Sweden?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Sweden rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Sweden 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.