Barbados vs Japan: Liberal democracy
Barbados
3
in 2025
Japan
3
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Barbados
- Japan
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3 against 3 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 3 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Barbados or Japan?
- Barbados, at 3 against 3 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Barbados and Japan?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Japan 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.