Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Barbados or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.742 against 0.712 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

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 Netherlands: Deliberative Democracy Index

Barbados

0.712

in 2025

Netherlands

0.742

in 2025

Barbados rank

20th

Netherlands rank

17th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Barbados
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.742 against 0.712 in Barbados, a difference of 0.03.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.047	0.369	0.322	Netherlands
1910s	0.047	0.3851	0.3381	Netherlands
1920s	0.0503	0.5629	0.5126	Netherlands
1930s	0.0543	0.5722	0.5179	Netherlands
1940s	0.0798	0.3752	0.2954	Netherlands
1950s	0.1902	0.6714	0.4812	Netherlands
1960s	0.3789	0.7108	0.3319	Netherlands
1970s	0.4549	0.7856	0.3307	Netherlands
1980s	0.4759	0.7974	0.3215	Netherlands
1990s	0.5653	0.79	0.2247	Netherlands
2000s	0.6588	0.7902	0.1314	Netherlands
2010s	0.676	0.8092	0.1332	Netherlands
2020s	0.7132	0.7837	0.0705	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Barbados or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.742 against 0.712 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Barbados and Netherlands?: 0.03, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Netherlands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Netherlands rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Barbados ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 17th 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.