Barbados vs Liberia: Political opposition

Barbados
1
in 2025
Liberia
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Barbados
  • Liberia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Liberia 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 Liberia Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Barbados
1840s 1 0.3 0.7 Barbados
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 0.8 0.2 Barbados
1880s 1 0 1 Barbados
1890s 1 0 1 Barbados
1900s 1 0 1 Barbados
1910s 1 0 1 Barbados
1920s 1 0.3 0.7 Barbados
1930s 1 0.9 0.1 Barbados
1940s 1 0 1 Barbados
1950s 1 0.4 0.6 Barbados
1960s 1 0 1 Barbados
1970s 1 0 1 Barbados
1980s 1 0.5 0.5 Barbados
1990s 1 0.3 0.7 Barbados
2000s 1 0.8 0.2 Barbados
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 Liberia?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Barbados and Liberia?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for political opposition?
Barbados ranks 1st and Liberia 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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