Barbados vs Cape Verde: Elected parliament
Barbados
1
in 2025
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Cape Verde rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 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, Barbados or Cape Verde?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for elected parliament?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Cape Verde 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.