Barbados vs Micronesia (country): Democracy

Barbados
7
in 2025
Micronesia (country)
7
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Micronesia (country) rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Barbados
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 7 against 7 in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Micronesia (country) ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1940s 2 0 2 Barbados
1950s 2 0 2 Barbados
1960s 6 1.6 4.4 Barbados
1970s 7 2.5 4.5 Barbados
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 Micronesia (country)?
Barbados, at 7 against 7 in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Barbados and Micronesia (country)?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Micronesia (country)?
79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Micronesia (country) rank globally for democracy?
Barbados ranks 1st and Micronesia (country) 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).