Barbados vs Zambia: Participatory Democracy Index
Barbados
0.347
in 2025
Zambia
0.348
in 2025
Barbados rank
74th
Zambia rank
73rd
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Barbados
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.348 against 0.347 in Barbados, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.06 | 0.036 | 0.024 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.06 | 0.0399 | 0.0201 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.0602 | 0.0444 | 0.0158 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.0728 | 0.047 | 0.0258 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.1475 | 0.0654 | 0.0821 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.2487 | 0.136 | 0.1127 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.2734 | 0.149 | 0.1244 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.2781 | 0.1483 | 0.1298 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.3243 | 0.283 | 0.0413 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.3327 | 0.3191 | 0.0136 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.3394 | 0.2887 | 0.0507 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.3517 | 0.3267 | 0.025 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Barbados or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.348 against 0.347 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Barbados and Zambia?
- 0.001, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Zambia rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Barbados ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
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.