Barbados vs Jamaica: Elected parliament
Barbados
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for elected parliament?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Jamaica 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.