Barbados vs Zimbabwe: Elected political leaders index

Barbados
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st

Elected political leaders index over time

  • Barbados
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0.7 0.7 Zimbabwe
1930s 0 1 1 Zimbabwe
1940s 0 1 1 Zimbabwe
1950s 0.3 0.9615 0.6615 Zimbabwe
1960s 1 0.978 0.022 Barbados
1970s 1 0.758 0.242 Barbados
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 0.975 0.025 Barbados
2010s 1 0.95 0.05 Barbados
2020s 1 0.972 0.028 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected political leaders index, Barbados or Zimbabwe?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Barbados and Zimbabwe?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zimbabwe?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Zimbabwe rank globally for elected political leaders index?
Barbados ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Elected political leaders index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,113 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed