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

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 Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Italy: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Barbados

1.23

in 2025

Italy

1.28

in 2025

Barbados rank

51st

Italy rank

49th

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

Barbados
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.28 against 1.23 in Barbados, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.

Barbados ranks 51st and Italy ranks 49th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.856	1.25	0.399	Italy
1910s	0.856	1.25	0.399	Italy
1920s	0.856	0.168	0.688	Barbados
1930s	0.856	-0.626	1.48	Barbados
1940s	0.8827	-0.0525	0.9352	Barbados
1950s	0.945	0.991	0.046	Italy
1960s	1.15	0.975	0.1742	Barbados
1970s	1.53	0.831	0.697	Barbados
1980s	1.53	0.9926	0.5354	Barbados
1990s	1.24	1.24	0.0067	Barbados
2000s	1.24	1.28	0.038	Italy
2010s	1.3	1.28	0.0161	Barbados
2020s	1.23	1.28	0.056	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Barbados or Italy?: Italy, at 1.28 against 1.23 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Barbados and Italy?: 0.05, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Italy?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Italy rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: Barbados ranks 51st and Italy ranks 49th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.