Which has higher political civil liberties index, Barbados or Spain?

Spain, at 0.925 against 0.922 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Spain: Political Civil Liberties Index

Barbados

0.922

in 2025

Spain

0.925

in 2025

Barbados rank

23rd

Spain rank

22nd

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Barbados
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.925 against 0.922 in Barbados, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.

Barbados ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.523	0.543	0.02	Spain
1910s	0.523	0.543	0.02	Spain
1920s	0.523	0.2659	0.2571	Barbados
1930s	0.5304	0.6744	0.144	Spain
1940s	0.601	0.021	0.58	Barbados
1950s	0.6967	0.023	0.6737	Barbados
1960s	0.7929	0.0478	0.7451	Barbados
1970s	0.8982	0.3172	0.581	Barbados
1980s	0.908	0.9608	0.0528	Spain
1990s	0.917	0.966	0.049	Spain
2000s	0.917	0.9619	0.0449	Spain
2010s	0.9173	0.943	0.0257	Spain
2020s	0.9262	0.9325	0.0063	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Barbados or Spain?: Spain, at 0.925 against 0.922 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Barbados and Spain?: 0.003, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Barbados ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.