Barbados vs Canada: Competitive elections
Barbados
1
in 2025
Canada
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Barbados
- Canada
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Canada, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Barbados or Canada?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Barbados and Canada?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Canada rank globally for competitive elections?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.