Barbados vs Solomon Islands: Electoral democracy

Barbados
1
in 2025
Solomon Islands
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Barbados
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.9 0 0.9 Barbados
1970s 1 0.2 0.8 Barbados
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 electoral democracy, Barbados or Solomon Islands?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Barbados and Solomon Islands?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Solomon Islands?
133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Solomon Islands rank globally for electoral democracy?
Barbados ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).