Barbados vs Poland: Liberal political institutions
Barbados
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Barbados
- Poland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Barbados or Poland?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Barbados and Poland?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Poland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Poland rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Poland 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