Barbados vs South Africa: Elected parliament
Barbados
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 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 South Africa?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for elected parliament?
- Barbados ranks 1st and South Africa 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.