Barbados vs Belgium: Democratic change
Barbados
1
in 2025
Belgium
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
23rd
Belgium rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Belgium, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.
Barbados ranks 23rd and Belgium ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Barbados |
| 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 democratic change, Barbados or Belgium?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Barbados and Belgium?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for democratic change?
- Barbados ranks 23rd and Belgium ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.