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
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
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.