Australia vs Barbados: Liberal political institutions
Australia
1
in 2025
Barbados
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Barbados rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Barbados, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Australia or Barbados?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Australia and Barbados?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Australia ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions