Barbados vs Japan: Political opposition

Barbados
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Barbados
  • Japan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Japan 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 Japan Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Barbados
1840s 1 0 1 Barbados
1850s 1 0 1 Barbados
1860s 1 0 1 Barbados
1870s 1 0 1 Barbados
1880s 1 0 1 Barbados
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 0 1 Barbados
1950s 1 0.8 0.2 Barbados
1960s 1 1 0
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 opposition, Barbados or Japan?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Barbados and Japan?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?
187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for political opposition?
Barbados ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
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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