Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago: Competitive elections
Barbados
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Barbados
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 competitive elections, Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for competitive elections?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.