Barbados vs Maldives: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Barbados
0.727
in 2025
Maldives
0.721
in 2025
Barbados rank
64th
Maldives rank
67th
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.727 against 0.721 in Maldives, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 67th of 174 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.4839 | 0.071 | 0.4129 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.501 | 0.1772 | 0.3238 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.5859 | 0.1078 | 0.4781 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.6508 | 0.0664 | 0.5844 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.733 | 0.051 | 0.682 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.7329 | 0.051 | 0.6819 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.75 | 0.051 | 0.699 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.75 | 0.2634 | 0.4866 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.7393 | 0.6044 | 0.1349 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.7305 | 0.6997 | 0.0308 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Barbados or Maldives?
- Barbados, at 0.727 against 0.721 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Barbados and Maldives?
- 0.006, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Barbados ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 67th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.