Barbados vs Malta: Competitive elections
Barbados
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 186 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Malta |
| 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 Malta?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Barbados and Malta?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for competitive elections?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Malta 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.