Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Barbados or Czechia?

Barbados, at 0.712 against 0.703 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Czechia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Czechia: Deliberative Democracy Index

Barbados

0.712

in 2025

Czechia

0.703

in 2025

Barbados rank

20th

Czechia rank

22nd

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Barbados
Czechia

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.712 against 0.703 in Czechia, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Czechia ahead.

Barbados ranks 20th and Czechia ranks 22nd of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Czechia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.047	0.244	0.197	Czechia
1920s	0.0503	0.5358	0.4855	Czechia
1930s	0.0543	0.4482	0.3939	Czechia
1940s	0.0798	0.0474	0.0324	Barbados
1950s	0.1902	0.0267	0.1635	Barbados
1960s	0.3789	0.045	0.3339	Barbados
1970s	0.4549	0.0296	0.4253	Barbados
1980s	0.4759	0.0597	0.4162	Barbados
1990s	0.5653	0.7712	0.2059	Czechia
2000s	0.6588	0.793	0.1342	Czechia
2010s	0.676	0.7247	0.0487	Czechia
2020s	0.7132	0.704	0.0092	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Barbados or Czechia?: Barbados, at 0.712 against 0.703 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Barbados and Czechia?: 0.009, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Czechia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Czechia rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Barbados ranks 20th and Czechia ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.