Barbados vs Croatia: Free and Fair Elections Index

Barbados
0.875
in 2025
Croatia
0.875
in 2025
Barbados rank
41st
Croatia rank
41st

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Barbados
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.875 against 0.875 in Croatia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Croatia ahead.

Barbados ranks 41st and Croatia ranks 41st of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Croatia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Croatia Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0.0371 0.0371 Croatia
1950s 0.5942 0.1132 0.481 Barbados
1960s 0.7676 0.1115 0.6561 Barbados
1970s 0.7989 0.1008 0.6981 Barbados
1980s 0.8061 0.112 0.6941 Barbados
1990s 0.83 0.3565 0.4735 Barbados
2000s 0.8478 0.8372 0.0106 Barbados
2010s 0.8612 0.9203 0.0591 Croatia
2020s 0.8775 0.9153 0.0378 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Barbados or Croatia?
Barbados, at 0.875 against 0.875 in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Barbados and Croatia?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Croatia?
85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Croatia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Barbados ranks 41st and Croatia ranks 41st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.