Barbados vs Congo: Elected parliament
Barbados
1
in 2025
Congo
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Congo rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Barbados
- Congo
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Congo, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Congo 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 | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 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 Congo?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Barbados and Congo?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Congo rank globally for elected parliament?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Congo 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.