Barbados vs Zambia: Political opposition
Barbados
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Barbados
- Zambia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Barbados |
| 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 Zambia?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Barbados and Zambia?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Zambia rank globally for political opposition?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Zambia 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.