Barbados vs Brazil: Political liberties

Barbados
1
in 2025
Brazil
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Brazil rank
1st

Political liberties over time

  • Barbados
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Brazil, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Brazil ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Brazil Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.4 0 0.4 Barbados
1970s 1 0 1 Barbados
1980s 1 0 1 Barbados
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 0.8 0.2 Barbados
2020s 1 0.5 0.5 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political liberties, Barbados or Brazil?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in political liberties between Barbados and Brazil?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Brazil?
187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Brazil rank globally for political liberties?
Barbados ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political liberties
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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