Bangladesh vs Barbados: Participatory political institutions index
Bangladesh
0.283
in 2025
Barbados
0.298
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
143rd
Barbados rank
140th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.298 against 0.283 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Barbados ranks 140th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Barbados in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.147 | 0.196 | 0.049 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.147 | 0.196 | 0.049 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.159 | 0.196 | 0.037 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.218 | 0.196 | 0.022 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.2488 | 0.2254 | 0.0234 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.1718 | 0.2684 | 0.0966 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.1202 | 0.2482 | 0.128 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.2065 | 0.2226 | 0.0161 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.2766 | 0.224 | 0.0526 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.3396 | 0.29 | 0.0496 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.3311 | 0.295 | 0.0361 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.2858 | 0.2962 | 0.0104 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.261 | 0.2983 | 0.0373 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Bangladesh or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 0.298 against 0.283 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Bangladesh and Barbados?
- 0.015, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Barbados?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Barbados rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Barbados ranks 140th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.