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?
- 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.