Barbados vs Zambia: Justified Political Positions Score
Barbados
1.81
in 2025
Zambia
1.77
in 2025
Barbados rank
28th
Zambia rank
30th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Barbados
- Zambia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.81 against 1.77 in Zambia, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.35 | -0.793 | 0.559 | Zambia |
| 1920s | -1.35 | -0.793 | 0.559 | Zambia |
| 1930s | -1.35 | -0.793 | 0.559 | Zambia |
| 1940s | -0.788 | -0.793 | 0.005 | Barbados |
| 1950s | -0.1064 | -0.793 | 0.6866 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.4676 | 0.0098 | 0.4578 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.592 | 0.7198 | 0.1278 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.592 | 0.73 | 0.138 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.26 | 1.11 | 0.1573 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2.24 | 0.9175 | 1.32 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 0.8355 | 1.19 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.81 | 1.32 | 0.4863 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Barbados or Zambia?
- Barbados, at 1.81 against 1.77 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Barbados and Zambia?
- 0.04, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Zambia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Barbados ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.