Which has higher centralization of political power index, Barbados or Canada?

Canada, at 0.085 against 0.076 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

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 Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Canada: Centralization of Political Power Index

Barbados

0.076

in 2025

Canada

0.085

in 2025

Barbados rank

150th

Canada rank

148th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Barbados
Canada

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.085 against 0.076 in Barbados, a difference of 0.009.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.

Barbados ranks 150th and Canada ranks 148th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 10 and Canada in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.135	0.138	0.003	Canada
1910s	0.135	0.138	0.003	Canada
1920s	0.135	0.1095	0.0255	Barbados
1930s	0.1348	0.1098	0.025	Barbados
1940s	0.133	0.101	0.032	Barbados
1950s	0.1282	0.0606	0.0676	Barbados
1960s	0.1021	0.0599	0.0422	Barbados
1970s	0.0816	0.0525	0.0291	Barbados
1980s	0.0947	0.0542	0.0405	Barbados
1990s	0.0907	0.056	0.0347	Barbados
2000s	0.09	0.0548	0.0352	Barbados
2010s	0.0858	0.0543	0.0315	Barbados
2020s	0.0812	0.0813	0.0002	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Barbados or Canada?: Canada, at 0.085 against 0.076 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Barbados and Canada?: 0.009, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Canada?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Canada rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Barbados ranks 150th and Canada ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Centralization of Political Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.