Barbados vs United States: Elected parliament
Barbados
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Barbados
- United States
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 187 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 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 United States?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Barbados and United States?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and United States rank globally for elected parliament?
- Barbados ranks 1st and United States 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.