Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago?

Barbados, at 0.676 against 0.661 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.

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

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 Trinidad and Tobago: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Barbados

0.676

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.661

in 2025

Barbados rank

28th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

30th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.676 against 0.661 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 28th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 30th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 8 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.079	0.046	0.033	Barbados
1910s	0.079	0.0511	0.0279	Barbados
1920s	0.079	0.077	0.002	Barbados
1930s	0.0792	0.0917	0.0125	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	0.1021	0.1073	0.0052	Trinidad and Tobago
1950s	0.2309	0.1797	0.0512	Barbados
1960s	0.4493	0.3206	0.1287	Barbados
1970s	0.5943	0.415	0.1793	Barbados
1980s	0.6004	0.5337	0.0667	Barbados
1990s	0.6192	0.6329	0.0137	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.6345	0.6539	0.0194	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.6463	0.6585	0.0122	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.6795	0.6545	0.025	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago?: Barbados, at 0.676 against 0.661 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.015, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Barbados ranks 28th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 30th 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: 28 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.