Barbados vs Portugal: Political centralization index
Barbados
0.076
in 2025
Portugal
0.06
in 2025
Barbados rank
150th
Portugal rank
152nd
Political centralization index over time
- Barbados
- Portugal
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.076 against 0.06 in Portugal, a difference of 0.016.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Barbados ranks 150th and Portugal ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.135 | 0.5694 | 0.4344 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.135 | 0.5534 | 0.4184 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.135 | 0.6273 | 0.4923 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.1348 | 0.7762 | 0.6414 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.133 | 0.7604 | 0.6274 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.1282 | 0.7608 | 0.6326 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1021 | 0.761 | 0.6589 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0816 | 0.4112 | 0.3296 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0947 | 0.0531 | 0.0416 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0907 | 0.042 | 0.0487 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.09 | 0.0373 | 0.0527 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0858 | 0.0327 | 0.0531 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0812 | 0.0542 | 0.027 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Barbados or Portugal?
- Barbados, at 0.076 against 0.06 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Barbados and Portugal?
- 0.016, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for political centralization index?
- Barbados ranks 150th and Portugal ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.