Barbados vs Namibia: Political liberties
Barbados
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Barbados
- Namibia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Namibia ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 Namibia?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Barbados and Namibia?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Namibia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Namibia rank globally for political liberties?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 198 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
Indicates whether the freedoms of expression, assembly, and association are respected.