Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Barbados
Barbados: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.848 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Barbados, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.848 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Barbados peaked at 0.848 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.266, in 1900.
Barbados ranks 28th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.266 | 0.266 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.266 | 0.266 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.266 | 0.266 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.266 | 0.266 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3297 | 0.276 | 0.415 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4962 | 0.482 | 0.529 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6326 | 0.529 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.799 | 0.799 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.799 | 0.799 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8015 | 0.799 | 0.805 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8185 | 0.805 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8202 | 0.799 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8423 | 0.834 | 0.848 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 25 Austria 0.859 compare
- 26 Australia 0.853 compare
- 27 New Zealand 0.85 compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 0.839 compare
- 30 Spain 0.835 compare
- 31 Seychelles 0.833 compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Barbados?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Barbados was 0.848 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 2023.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.266 in 1900.
- How does Barbados rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Barbados ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.