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Multi-party elections in Barbados

Barbados: Multi-party elections was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1951
All-time low
1
in 1951
Years of data
75
1951–2025

Multi-party elections in Barbados, 1951–2025

00.20.40.60.81195119882025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, multi-party elections in Barbados stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, multi-party elections in Barbados peaked at 1 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1951.

Barbados ranks 1st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1 1 1 9
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is multi-party elections in Barbados?
Multi-party elections in Barbados was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest multi-party elections recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1951.
What is the lowest multi-party elections recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1951.
How does Barbados rank for multi-party elections?
Barbados ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is multi-party elections rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Multi-party elections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,019 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.