Barbados vs South Africa: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Barbados
1.23
in 2025
South Africa
1.19
in 2025
Barbados rank
48th
South Africa rank
51st
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.23 against 1.19 in South Africa, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st of 173 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 12 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.856 | -1.2 | 2.05 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.856 | -1.2 | 2.05 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.856 | -1.2 | 2.05 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.856 | -1.2 | 2.05 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.8827 | -1.13 | 2.02 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.945 | -0.786 | 1.73 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1.15 | -0.786 | 1.94 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1.53 | -0.8135 | 2.34 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.53 | -0.546 | 2.07 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.24 | 0.9192 | 0.3248 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 1.52 | 0.2735 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 0.9671 | 0.331 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.23 | 1.05 | 0.1787 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Barbados or South Africa?
- Barbados, at 1.23 against 1.19 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0.04, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Barbados ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st of 173 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.