Barbados vs Canada: Political liberties

Barbados
1
in 2025
Canada
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Canada rank
1st

Political liberties over time

  • Barbados
  • Canada
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How they compare

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

Across all 185 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

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

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Canada Difference Ahead
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 0.4 0.4 Canada
1950s 0 1 1 Canada
1960s 0.4 1 0.6 Canada
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political liberties, Barbados or Canada?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in political liberties between Barbados and Canada?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Canada?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Canada rank globally for political liberties?
Barbados ranks 1st and Canada 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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