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?
- 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.