Barbados vs Central African Republic: Participatory political institutions index

Barbados
0.298
in 2025
Central African Republic
0.289
in 2025
Barbados rank
140th
Central African Republic rank
142nd

Participatory political institutions index over time

  • Barbados
  • Central African Republic
00.10.20.30.4190019622025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.298 against 0.289 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 140th and Central African Republic ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 8 and Central African Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1920s 0.196 0.019 0.177 Barbados
1930s 0.196 0.0225 0.1735 Barbados
1940s 0.2254 0.0383 0.1871 Barbados
1950s 0.2684 0.0884 0.18 Barbados
1960s 0.2482 0.0992 0.149 Barbados
1970s 0.2226 0.0965 0.1261 Barbados
1980s 0.224 0.1789 0.0451 Barbados
1990s 0.29 0.2939 0.0039 Central African Republic
2000s 0.295 0.3208 0.0258 Central African Republic
2010s 0.2962 0.3049 0.0087 Central African Republic
2020s 0.2983 0.2827 0.0157 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Barbados or Central African Republic?
Barbados, at 0.298 against 0.289 in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Barbados and Central African Republic?
0.009, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Central African Republic?
106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Central African Republic rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
Barbados ranks 140th and Central African Republic ranks 142nd 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.

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Indicator
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed