Barbados vs Germany: Liberal democracy
Barbados
3
in 2025
Germany
3
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Barbados
- Germany
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3 against 3 in Germany, a difference of 0.
Across all 80 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Germany |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 3 | 0.5 | Germany |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Barbados or Germany?
- Barbados, at 3 against 3 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Barbados and Germany?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Germany?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Germany rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Germany 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.