Barbados vs Switzerland: Private civil liberties index

Barbados
0.91
in 2025
Switzerland
0.91
in 2025
Barbados rank
24th
Switzerland rank
24th

Private civil liberties index over time

  • Barbados
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.91 against 0.91 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.

Barbados ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Switzerland Difference Ahead
1900s 0.384 0.814 0.43 Switzerland
1910s 0.384 0.7993 0.4153 Switzerland
1920s 0.384 0.777 0.393 Switzerland
1930s 0.3887 0.777 0.3883 Switzerland
1940s 0.4645 0.7885 0.324 Switzerland
1950s 0.5234 0.804 0.2806 Switzerland
1960s 0.6974 0.81 0.1126 Switzerland
1970s 0.8726 0.8462 0.0264 Barbados
1980s 0.898 0.8721 0.0259 Barbados
1990s 0.907 0.8889 0.0181 Barbados
2000s 0.907 0.9268 0.0198 Switzerland
2010s 0.9097 0.9229 0.0132 Switzerland
2020s 0.91 0.913 0.003 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private civil liberties index, Barbados or Switzerland?
Barbados, at 0.91 against 0.91 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Barbados and Switzerland?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Switzerland?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Switzerland rank globally for private civil liberties index?
Barbados ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed