Common Good Justifications Score in Barbados
Barbados: Common Good Justifications Score was 1.66 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Common Good Justifications Score in Barbados, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.66 for common good justifications score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Barbados peaked at 1.69 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.69, in 1900.
Barbados ranks 25th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.69 | -2.69 | -2.69 | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.69 | -2.69 | -2.69 | 10 |
| 1920s | -2.29 | -2.69 | -1.68 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.68 | -1.68 | -1.68 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.48 | -1.68 | -1.18 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8328 | -1.18 | -0.747 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2894 | -0.747 | -0.175 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3754 | -0.175 | 0.513 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.513 | 0.513 | 0.513 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.909 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 0.909 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 0.97 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Barbados
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Barbados?
- Common good justifications score in Barbados was 1.66 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 2005.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.69 in 1900.
- How does Barbados rank for common good justifications score?
- Barbados ranks 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.