Barbados vs Philippines: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Barbados
0.727
in 2025
Philippines
0.726
in 2025
Barbados rank
64th
Philippines rank
65th
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Barbados
- Philippines
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.727 against 0.726 in Philippines, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 9 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.481 | 0.2445 | 0.2365 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.481 | 0.3506 | 0.1304 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.481 | 0.386 | 0.095 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.483 | 0.4595 | 0.0235 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.501 | 0.4076 | 0.0934 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.5859 | 0.6536 | 0.0677 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.6508 | 0.6646 | 0.0138 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.733 | 0.225 | 0.508 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.7329 | 0.2545 | 0.4784 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.75 | 0.8023 | 0.0523 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.75 | 0.7863 | 0.0363 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.7393 | 0.7069 | 0.0324 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.7305 | 0.643 | 0.0875 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Barbados or Philippines?
- Barbados, at 0.727 against 0.726 in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Barbados and Philippines?
- 0.001, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Philippines rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Barbados ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th 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.