Barbados vs Belgium: Liberal political institutions
Barbados
1
in 2025
Belgium
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Belgium, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 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, Barbados or Belgium?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Barbados and Belgium?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Belgium 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