Barbados vs Netherlands: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Barbados
0.915
in 2025
Netherlands
0.902
in 2025
Barbados rank
16th
Netherlands rank
18th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Barbados
  • Netherlands
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.915 against 0.902 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Barbados ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 175 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Netherlands Difference Ahead
1900s 0.142 0.766 0.624 Netherlands
1910s 0.142 0.7606 0.6186 Netherlands
1920s 0.1573 0.7521 0.5948 Netherlands
1930s 0.175 0.7631 0.5881 Netherlands
1940s 0.2469 0.7714 0.5245 Netherlands
1950s 0.3798 0.874 0.4942 Netherlands
1960s 0.5134 0.8922 0.3788 Netherlands
1970s 0.5478 0.9503 0.4025 Netherlands
1980s 0.578 0.943 0.365 Netherlands
1990s 0.7114 0.934 0.2226 Netherlands
2000s 0.8622 0.9277 0.0655 Netherlands
2010s 0.8722 0.9355 0.0633 Netherlands
2020s 0.9025 0.9412 0.0387 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Barbados or Netherlands?
Barbados, at 0.915 against 0.902 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Barbados and Netherlands?
0.013, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Netherlands?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Netherlands rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Barbados ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 18th 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.