Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Barbados or Japan?

Japan, at 0.729 against 0.712 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Japan: Deliberative Democracy Index

Barbados

0.712

in 2025

Japan

0.729

in 2025

Barbados rank

20th

Japan rank

18th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Barbados
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.729 against 0.712 in Barbados, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.

Barbados ranks 20th and Japan ranks 18th of 175 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.047	0.148	0.101	Japan
1910s	0.047	0.1489	0.1019	Japan
1920s	0.0503	0.1563	0.106	Japan
1930s	0.0543	0.1153	0.061	Japan
1940s	0.0798	0.1579	0.0781	Japan
1950s	0.1902	0.5616	0.3714	Japan
1960s	0.3789	0.711	0.3321	Japan
1970s	0.4549	0.7237	0.2688	Japan
1980s	0.4759	0.7299	0.254	Japan
1990s	0.5653	0.7372	0.1719	Japan
2000s	0.6588	0.7468	0.088	Japan
2010s	0.676	0.7352	0.0592	Japan
2020s	0.7132	0.7323	0.0192	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Barbados or Japan?: Japan, at 0.729 against 0.712 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Barbados and Japan?: 0.017, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Barbados ranks 20th and Japan ranks 18th 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.