Barbados vs Sweden: Free and fair elections
Barbados
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Barbados
- Sweden
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 free and fair elections, Barbados or Sweden?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Barbados and Sweden?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Sweden 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.