Barbados vs Guatemala: Elected parliament
Barbados
1
in 2025
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Barbados
- Guatemala
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Guatemala ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 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 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Barbados |
| 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 Guatemala?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Barbados and Guatemala?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guatemala?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Guatemala rank globally for elected parliament?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Guatemala 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.