Barbados vs Mauritius: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Barbados
0.915
in 2025
Mauritius
0.924
in 2025
Barbados rank
16th
Mauritius rank
14th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Barbados
  • Mauritius
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.924 against 0.915 in Barbados, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mauritius ahead.

Barbados ranks 16th and Mauritius ranks 14th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Mauritius Difference Ahead
1900s 0.142 0.508 0.366 Mauritius
1910s 0.142 0.508 0.366 Mauritius
1920s 0.1573 0.5256 0.3683 Mauritius
1930s 0.175 0.5663 0.3913 Mauritius
1940s 0.2469 0.6652 0.4183 Mauritius
1950s 0.3798 0.73 0.3502 Mauritius
1960s 0.5134 0.793 0.2796 Mauritius
1970s 0.5478 0.936 0.3882 Mauritius
1980s 0.578 0.948 0.37 Mauritius
1990s 0.7114 0.947 0.2356 Mauritius
2000s 0.8622 0.947 0.0848 Mauritius
2010s 0.8722 0.8731 0.0009 Mauritius
2020s 0.9025 0.8312 0.0713 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Barbados or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 0.924 against 0.915 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Barbados and Mauritius?
0.009, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritius?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Mauritius rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Barbados ranks 16th and Mauritius ranks 14th 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

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.