Barbados vs Gambia: Chief executive of the government is elected
Barbados
1
in 2025
Gambia
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Barbados
- Gambia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Gambia ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 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 chief executive of the government is elected, Barbados or Gambia?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Barbados and Gambia?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.