Barbados vs South Africa: Transparent laws row

Barbados
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Transparent laws row over time

  • Barbados
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Africa Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 —
1910s 0 0 0 —
1920s 0 0 0 —
1930s 0 0 0 —
1940s 0 0 0 —
1950s 0 0 0 —
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 0 0 0 —
1990s 0 0.6 0.6 South Africa
2000s 0 1 1 South Africa
2010s 0.5 0.3 0.2 Barbados
2020s 1 0.3333 0.6667 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transparent laws row, Barbados or South Africa?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in transparent laws row between Barbados and South Africa?
0, 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 transparent laws row?
Barbados ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Transparent laws row
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,229 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed