Barbados vs Taiwan: Rule of law index
Barbados
0.927
in 2025
Taiwan
0.917
in 2025
Barbados rank
26th
Taiwan rank
29th
Rule of law index over time
- Barbados
- Taiwan
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.927 against 0.917 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 29th of 173 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.845 | 0.542 | 0.303 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.845 | 0.5464 | 0.2986 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.8452 | 0.5707 | 0.2745 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.846 | 0.5592 | 0.2868 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.8512 | 0.3596 | 0.4916 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.87 | 0.2578 | 0.6122 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.9003 | 0.2909 | 0.6094 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.919 | 0.3302 | 0.5888 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.9174 | 0.4511 | 0.4663 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.9102 | 0.737 | 0.1732 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.91 | 0.8754 | 0.0346 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.9054 | 0.876 | 0.0294 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.9275 | 0.9265 | 0.001 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Barbados or Taiwan?
- Barbados, at 0.927 against 0.917 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Barbados and Taiwan?
- 0.01, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Taiwan rank globally for rule of law index?
- Barbados ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 29th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.