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

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 United States: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Barbados

1.23

in 2025

United States

1.22

in 2025

Barbados rank

51st

United States rank

52nd

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

Barbados
United States

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.23 against 1.22 in United States, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

Barbados ranks 51st and United States ranks 52nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and United States in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.856	0.903	0.047	United States
1910s	0.856	0.903	0.047	United States
1920s	0.856	0.903	0.047	United States
1930s	0.856	0.903	0.047	United States
1940s	0.8827	0.903	0.0203	United States
1950s	0.945	0.903	0.042	Barbados
1960s	1.15	1.05	0.099	Barbados
1970s	1.53	1.85	0.3172	United States
1980s	1.53	2.11	0.585	United States
1990s	1.24	2.9	1.65	United States
2000s	1.24	3.03	1.78	United States
2010s	1.3	2.46	1.16	United States
2020s	1.23	1.86	0.6327	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Barbados or United States?: Barbados, at 1.23 against 1.22 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Barbados and United States?: 0.01, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and United States rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: Barbados ranks 51st and United States ranks 52nd 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.