How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Haiti?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Barbados vs Haiti: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Barbados

0.298

in 2025

Haiti

0.31

in 2025

Barbados rank

140th

Haiti rank

137th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Barbados
Haiti

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 0.31 against 0.298 in Barbados, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 140th and Haiti ranks 137th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 9 and Haiti in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.196	0.105	0.091	Barbados
1910s	0.196	0.1055	0.0905	Barbados
1920s	0.196	0.105	0.091	Barbados
1930s	0.196	0.111	0.085	Barbados
1940s	0.2254	0.1092	0.1162	Barbados
1950s	0.2684	0.115	0.1534	Barbados
1960s	0.2482	0.1183	0.1299	Barbados
1970s	0.2226	0.1183	0.1043	Barbados
1980s	0.224	0.2006	0.0234	Barbados
1990s	0.29	0.3765	0.0865	Haiti
2000s	0.295	0.4804	0.1854	Haiti
2010s	0.2962	0.4923	0.1961	Haiti
2020s	0.2983	0.3405	0.0422	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Barbados or Haiti?: Haiti, at 0.31 against 0.298 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Barbados and Haiti?: 0.012, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Haiti?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Haiti rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Barbados ranks 140th and Haiti ranks 137th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.