Barbados vs Brazil: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Barbados
0.915
in 2025
Brazil
0.921
in 2025
Barbados rank
16th
Brazil rank
15th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Barbados
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.921 against 0.915 in Barbados, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Barbados ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 15th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Brazil in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.142 | 0.245 | 0.103 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.142 | 0.255 | 0.113 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.1573 | 0.247 | 0.0897 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.175 | 0.36 | 0.185 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.2469 | 0.3762 | 0.1293 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.3798 | 0.618 | 0.2382 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.5134 | 0.3419 | 0.1715 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.5478 | 0.1814 | 0.3664 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.578 | 0.4526 | 0.1254 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.7114 | 0.8081 | 0.0967 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.8622 | 0.9172 | 0.055 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.8722 | 0.8391 | 0.0331 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.9025 | 0.8163 | 0.0862 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Barbados or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 0.921 against 0.915 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Barbados and Brazil?
- 0.006, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Brazil?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Brazil rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Barbados ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 15th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.