Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Barbados or Spain?

Barbados, at 0.848 against 0.835 in Spain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Spain: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Barbados

0.848

in 2025

Spain

0.835

in 2025

Barbados rank

28th

Spain rank

30th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Barbados
Spain

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.848 against 0.835 in Spain, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.

Barbados ranks 28th and Spain ranks 30th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.266	0.3157	0.0497	Spain
1910s	0.266	0.3412	0.0752	Spain
1920s	0.266	0.3418	0.0758	Spain
1930s	0.266	0.5871	0.3211	Spain
1940s	0.3297	0.3852	0.0555	Spain
1950s	0.4962	0.4008	0.0954	Barbados
1960s	0.6326	0.4718	0.1608	Barbados
1970s	0.799	0.6009	0.1981	Barbados
1980s	0.799	0.89	0.091	Spain
1990s	0.8015	0.915	0.1135	Spain
2000s	0.8185	0.9192	0.1007	Spain
2010s	0.8202	0.8883	0.0681	Spain
2020s	0.8423	0.851	0.0087	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Barbados or Spain?: Barbados, at 0.848 against 0.835 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Barbados and Spain?: 0.013, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Barbados ranks 28th and Spain ranks 30th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian 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: Egalitarian 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: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.