Jamaica vs Taiwan: Universal right to vote
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Taiwan
2
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Jamaica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Jamaica and Taiwan?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Taiwan rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.