Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Barbados or Cyprus?

Cyprus, at 0.684 against 0.676 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Cyprus: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Barbados

0.676

in 2025

Cyprus

0.684

in 2025

Barbados rank

28th

Cyprus rank

27th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Barbados
Cyprus

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.684 against 0.676 in Barbados, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 28th and Cyprus ranks 27th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 10 and Cyprus in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Cyprus	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.079	0.0782	0.0008	Barbados
1910s	0.079	0.078	0.001	Barbados
1920s	0.079	0.0784	0.0006	Barbados
1930s	0.0792	0.0733	0.0059	Barbados
1940s	0.1021	0.0792	0.0229	Barbados
1950s	0.2309	0.0803	0.1506	Barbados
1960s	0.4493	0.2941	0.1552	Barbados
1970s	0.5943	0.3752	0.2191	Barbados
1980s	0.6004	0.5297	0.0707	Barbados
1990s	0.6192	0.6176	0.0016	Barbados
2000s	0.6345	0.6956	0.0611	Cyprus
2010s	0.6463	0.7314	0.0851	Cyprus
2020s	0.6795	0.6862	0.0067	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Barbados or Cyprus?: Cyprus, at 0.684 against 0.676 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Barbados and Cyprus?: 0.008, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cyprus?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Cyprus rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Barbados ranks 28th and Cyprus ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 30 October 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.