Barbados vs Singapore: Political opposition
Barbados
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Barbados
- Singapore
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Singapore?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Barbados and Singapore?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Singapore rank globally for political opposition?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Singapore 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
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.