Barbados vs Luxembourg: Democracy

Barbados
7
in 2025
Luxembourg
7
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Barbados
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 7 against 7 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1830s 2 0 2 Barbados
1840s 2 0.4 1.6 Barbados
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 2 2 0
1870s 2 2 0
1880s 2 2 0
1890s 2 4 2 Luxembourg
1900s 2 4 2 Luxembourg
1910s 2 3.4 1.4 Luxembourg
1920s 2 6 4 Luxembourg
1930s 2 6 4 Luxembourg
1940s 2 3.4 1.4 Luxembourg
1950s 2 7 5 Luxembourg
1960s 6 7 1 Luxembourg
1970s 7 7 0
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Barbados or Luxembourg?
Barbados, at 7 against 7 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Barbados and Luxembourg?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Luxembourg?
187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Luxembourg rank globally for democracy?
Barbados ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).