Bahamas vs Barbados: Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness)
Bahamas
65.63 0-100
in 2025
Barbados
64.85 0-100
in 2025
Bahamas rank
58th
Barbados rank
60th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 65.63 0-100 against 64.85 0-100 in Barbados, a difference of 0.78 0-100.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 58th and Barbados ranks 60th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.02 0-100 | 67.04 0-100 | 7.98 0-100 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 73.96 0-100 | 74.06 0-100 | 0.0928 0-100 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 67.64 0-100 | 72.8 0-100 | 5.16 0-100 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 64.7 0-100 | 63.69 0-100 | 1.02 0-100 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance score, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 65.63 0-100 against 64.85 0-100 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance score between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 0.78 0-100, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Bahamas ranks 58th and Barbados ranks 60th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.