Barbados vs Portugal: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Barbados
0.93
in 2025
Portugal
0.919
in 2025
Barbados rank
25th
Portugal rank
26th
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Barbados
- Portugal
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.93 against 0.919 in Portugal, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.883 | 0.4388 | 0.4442 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.883 | 0.4501 | 0.4329 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.883 | 0.4199 | 0.4631 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.883 | 0.3823 | 0.5007 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.883 | 0.384 | 0.499 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.8868 | 0.384 | 0.5028 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.9136 | 0.384 | 0.5296 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.931 | 0.6716 | 0.2594 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.9158 | 0.9365 | 0.0207 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.912 | 0.9538 | 0.0418 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.912 | 0.9544 | 0.0424 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9162 | 0.9591 | 0.0429 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.928 | 0.938 | 0.01 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Barbados or Portugal?
- Barbados, at 0.93 against 0.919 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Barbados and Portugal?
- 0.011, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Barbados ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 26th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Judicial constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.