Barbados vs Tanzania: Democratic change
Barbados
1
in 2025
Tanzania
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
23rd
Tanzania rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Barbados
- Tanzania
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.
Barbados ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Barbados or Tanzania?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Barbados and Tanzania?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tanzania?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Tanzania rank globally for democratic change?
- Barbados ranks 23rd and Tanzania 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.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.