Which has higher electoral democracy, Barbados or North Macedonia?

Barbados, at 2 against 2 in North Macedonia as of 2025.

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

123 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 Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs North Macedonia: Electoral democracy

Barbados

in 2025

North Macedonia

in 2025

Barbados rank

1st

North Macedonia rank

1st

Electoral democracy over time

Barbados
North Macedonia

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 2 against 2 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and North Macedonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	0	0	—
1910s	0	0	0	—
1920s	0	0	0	—
1930s	0	0	0	—
1940s	0	0	0	—
1950s	0.6	0	0.6	Barbados
1960s	2	0	2	Barbados
1970s	2	0	2	Barbados
1980s	2	0	2	Barbados
1990s	2	0.7	1.3	Barbados
2000s	2	1.8	0.2	Barbados
2010s	2	1.4	0.6	Barbados
2020s	2	2	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Barbados or North Macedonia?: Barbados, at 2 against 2 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Barbados and North Macedonia?: 0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and North Macedonia?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and North Macedonia rank globally for electoral democracy?: Barbados ranks 1st and North Macedonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.