Which has higher participatory democracy index, Barbados or Bhutan?

Bhutan, at 0.349 against 0.347 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Bhutan: Participatory Democracy Index

Barbados

0.347

in 2025

Bhutan

0.349

in 2025

Barbados rank

74th

Bhutan rank

71st

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Barbados
Bhutan

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.349 against 0.347 in Barbados, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 74th and Bhutan ranks 71st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 11 and Bhutan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Bhutan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.06	0.0177	0.0423	Barbados
1910s	0.06	0.017	0.043	Barbados
1920s	0.06	0.017	0.043	Barbados
1930s	0.0602	0.017	0.0432	Barbados
1940s	0.0728	0.0177	0.0551	Barbados
1950s	0.1475	0.0196	0.1279	Barbados
1960s	0.2487	0.0207	0.228	Barbados
1970s	0.2734	0.022	0.2514	Barbados
1980s	0.2781	0.0493	0.2288	Barbados
1990s	0.3243	0.1002	0.2241	Barbados
2000s	0.3327	0.1712	0.1615	Barbados
2010s	0.3394	0.3621	0.0227	Bhutan
2020s	0.3517	0.3555	0.0038	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Barbados or Bhutan?: Bhutan, at 0.349 against 0.347 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Barbados and Bhutan?: 0.002, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bhutan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Bhutan rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Barbados ranks 74th and Bhutan ranks 71st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.