Barbados vs Malaysia: Elected parliament
Barbados
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Barbados
- Malaysia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 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 Malaysia?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Barbados and Malaysia?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for elected parliament?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Malaysia 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.