Austria vs Barbados: Liberal democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
Barbados
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Barbados rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Austria
- Barbados
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in Barbados, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 0 | 0.7778 | Austria |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | Austria |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 1970s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 1980s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Austria |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Austria or Barbados?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Austria and Barbados?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Barbados?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Barbados rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.