Australia vs Barbados: Elected parliament
Australia
1
in 2025
Barbados
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Barbados rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Barbados, a difference of 0.
Across all 187 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Barbados |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 elected parliament, Australia or Barbados?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Australia and Barbados?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for elected parliament?
- Australia ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. 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 elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.