Barbados vs Spain: Political opposition
Barbados
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Barbados
- Spain
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Spain ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Barbados |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Barbados |
| 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 Spain?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Barbados and Spain?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for political opposition?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 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.