Barbados vs Chile: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Barbados
1
in 2025
Chile
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Chile rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Barbados
- Chile
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Chile, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 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 meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Barbados or Chile?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Barbados and Chile?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Chile?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Chile rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. 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 whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.