Barbados vs Finland: Liberal political institutions
Barbados
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Barbados
- Finland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Finland |
| 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 Finland?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Barbados and Finland?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Finland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Finland rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Finland 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