Barbados vs Guyana: Political liberties
Barbados
1
in 2025
Guyana
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Barbados
- Guyana
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Guyana ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Barbados or Guyana?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Barbados and Guyana?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guyana?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Guyana rank globally for political liberties?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Guyana 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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