Barbados vs Dominican Republic: Free and fair elections
Barbados
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Barbados
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Barbados |
| 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 free and fair elections, Barbados or Dominican Republic?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Dominican Republic rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.