Barbados vs Ghana: Political civil liberties index

Barbados
0.922
in 2025
Ghana
0.922
in 2025
Barbados rank
23rd
Ghana rank
23rd

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Barbados
  • Ghana
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.922 against 0.922 in Ghana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 23rd and Ghana ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Ghana Difference Ahead
1900s 0.523 0.424 0.099 Barbados
1910s 0.523 0.424 0.099 Barbados
1920s 0.523 0.424 0.099 Barbados
1930s 0.5304 0.424 0.1064 Barbados
1940s 0.601 0.4462 0.1548 Barbados
1950s 0.6967 0.5866 0.1101 Barbados
1960s 0.7929 0.3938 0.3991 Barbados
1970s 0.8982 0.3664 0.5318 Barbados
1980s 0.908 0.2549 0.6531 Barbados
1990s 0.917 0.659 0.258 Barbados
2000s 0.917 0.9228 0.0058 Ghana
2010s 0.9173 0.9311 0.0138 Ghana
2020s 0.9262 0.9057 0.0205 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Barbados or Ghana?
Barbados, at 0.922 against 0.922 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Barbados and Ghana?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ghana?
124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Ghana rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Barbados ranks 23rd and Ghana ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed