Barbados vs Sierra Leone: Elite Consultations Score
Barbados
2.4
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2.55
in 2025
Barbados rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Barbados
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.55 against 2.4 in Barbados, a difference of 0.15.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 12 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.233 | -0.611 | 0.378 | Barbados |
| 1910s | -0.233 | -0.611 | 0.378 | Barbados |
| 1920s | -0.233 | -0.611 | 0.378 | Barbados |
| 1930s | -0.233 | -0.611 | 0.378 | Barbados |
| 1940s | -0.026 | -0.611 | 0.585 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.3778 | -0.4318 | 0.8096 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.688 | 0.0876 | 0.6004 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.717 | -0.099 | 0.816 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.717 | -0.099 | 0.816 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0.5194 | 0.5829 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.96 | 1.17 | 0.7959 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 1.18 | 0.9548 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.44 | 0.0485 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Barbados or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.55 against 2.4 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 0.15, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Sierra Leone rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. 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 the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.