Barbados vs Singapore: Elected political leaders index
Barbados
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Barbados
- Singapore
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0.412 | 0.112 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.9988 | 0.0012 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9784 | 0.0216 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.89 | 0.11 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.956 | 0.044 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.945 | 0.055 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Barbados or Singapore?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Barbados and Singapore?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Singapore rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.