Barbados vs Ghana: Liberal political institutions index
Barbados
0.846
in 2025
Ghana
0.855
in 2025
Barbados rank
41st
Ghana rank
38th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Barbados
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.855 against 0.846 in Barbados, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 41st and Ghana ranks 38th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 11 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.637 | 0.376 | 0.261 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.637 | 0.374 | 0.263 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.637 | 0.379 | 0.258 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.6392 | 0.3773 | 0.2619 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.6688 | 0.3774 | 0.2914 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.7054 | 0.5594 | 0.146 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.7678 | 0.5122 | 0.2556 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.8406 | 0.4197 | 0.4209 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.8418 | 0.358 | 0.4838 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.848 | 0.6584 | 0.1896 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.8484 | 0.8699 | 0.0215 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.8458 | 0.8557 | 0.0099 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.847 | 0.8463 | 0.0007 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Barbados or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.855 against 0.846 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Barbados and Ghana?
- 0.009, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ghana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Ghana rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Barbados ranks 41st and Ghana ranks 38th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.