Barbados vs Spain: Free and fair elections

Barbados
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Barbados
  • Spain
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 1 0 1 Barbados
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Barbados
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 free and fair elections, Barbados or Spain?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Barbados and Spain?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?
59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
Barbados ranks 1st and Spain 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.