Australia vs Barbados: Democracy
Australia
7
in 2025
Barbados
7
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Barbados rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7 against 7 in Barbados, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Barbados ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Barbados in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Barbados |
| 1840s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Barbados |
| 1850s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Australia |
| 1870s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Australia |
| 1880s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Australia |
| 1890s | 4.4 | 2 | 2.4 | Australia |
| 1900s | 6.8 | 2 | 4.8 | Australia |
| 1910s | 6.5 | 2 | 4.5 | Australia |
| 1920s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.9 | 2 | 4.9 | Australia |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 2 | 4.4 | Australia |
| 1950s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Australia |
| 1960s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Australia |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Australia or Barbados?
- Australia, at 7 against 7 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Barbados?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).