Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Barbados or Poland?

Barbados, at 0.676 against 0.671 in Poland as of 2025.

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

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

Barbados vs Poland: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Barbados

0.676

in 2025

Poland

0.671

in 2025

Barbados rank

28th

Poland rank

29th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Barbados
Poland

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.676 against 0.671 in Poland, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Barbados ranks 28th and Poland ranks 29th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.079	0.22	0.141	Poland
1920s	0.079	0.3216	0.2426	Poland
1930s	0.0791	0.1964	0.1173	Poland
1940s	0.1148	0.2287	0.1138	Poland
1950s	0.2309	0.2393	0.0084	Poland
1960s	0.4493	0.2419	0.2074	Barbados
1970s	0.5943	0.2429	0.3514	Barbados
1980s	0.6004	0.2538	0.3466	Barbados
1990s	0.6192	0.7585	0.1393	Poland
2000s	0.6345	0.7769	0.1424	Poland
2010s	0.6463	0.7217	0.0754	Poland
2020s	0.6795	0.5602	0.1193	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Barbados or Poland?: Barbados, at 0.676 against 0.671 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Barbados and Poland?: 0.005, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Poland?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Poland rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Barbados ranks 28th and Poland ranks 29th 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.