Barbados vs Guatemala: Liberal political institutions
Barbados
1
in 2025
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Barbados
- Guatemala
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guatemala ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.1667 | 0.8333 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Barbados or Guatemala?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Barbados and Guatemala?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guatemala?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Guatemala rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Guatemala 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