Barbados vs Belgium: Chief executive of the government is elected
Barbados
1
in 2025
Belgium
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Belgium, a difference of 0.
Across all 187 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 chief executive of the government is elected, Barbados or Belgium?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Barbados and Belgium?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.