Barbados vs Mauritania: Political opposition

Barbados
1
in 2025
Mauritania
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Barbados
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Barbados ahead.

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

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Mauritania Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0 1 Barbados
1910s 1 0 1 Barbados
1920s 1 0 1 Barbados
1930s 1 0 1 Barbados
1940s 1 0.4 0.6 Barbados
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 0 1 Barbados
1970s 1 0 1 Barbados
1980s 1 0 1 Barbados
1990s 1 0.8 0.2 Barbados
2000s 1 0.8 0.2 Barbados
2010s 1 0.8 0.2 Barbados
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, Barbados or Mauritania?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Barbados and Mauritania?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritania?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Mauritania rank globally for political opposition?
Barbados ranks 1st and Mauritania 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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