Equal Access to Power Index in Barbados
Barbados: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.857 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Access to Power Index in Barbados, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal access to power index in Barbados is 0.857, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Barbados peaked at 0.857 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 1900.
Barbados ranks 31st of 176 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 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.624 | 0.624 | 0.624 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6904 | 0.624 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7908 | 0.79 | 0.794 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8477 | 0.825 | 0.857 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 equal access to power index in Barbados?
- Equal access to power index in Barbados was 0.857 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.857 in 2023.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 1900.
- How does Barbados rank for equal access to power index?
- Barbados ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.