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

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 Nicaragua: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Barbados

0.298

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.31

in 2025

Barbados rank

140th

Nicaragua rank

137th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Barbados
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua ranks 137th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 8 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.196	0.1014	0.0946	Barbados
1910s	0.196	0.0832	0.1128	Barbados
1920s	0.196	0.092	0.104	Barbados
1930s	0.196	0.0761	0.1199	Barbados
1940s	0.2254	0.062	0.1634	Barbados
1950s	0.2684	0.0636	0.2048	Barbados
1960s	0.2482	0.066	0.1822	Barbados
1970s	0.2226	0.0755	0.1471	Barbados
1980s	0.224	0.2373	0.0133	Nicaragua
1990s	0.29	0.5517	0.2617	Nicaragua
2000s	0.295	0.521	0.226	Nicaragua
2010s	0.2962	0.4327	0.1365	Nicaragua
2020s	0.2983	0.3197	0.0213	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Barbados or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.31 against 0.298 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Barbados and Nicaragua?: 0.012, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Barbados ranks 140th and Nicaragua 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.