Barbados vs United States: Democracy
Barbados
7
in 2025
United States
7
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Barbados
- United States
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 7 against 7 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was United States ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and United States in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1840s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1850s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1860s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1870s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1880s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1890s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1900s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1910s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1920s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1930s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1940s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1950s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1960s | 6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 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 United States?
- Barbados, at 7 against 7 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Barbados and United States?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Barbados ranks 1st and United States 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
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).