How does Barbados rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Barbados ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Barbados

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Barbados
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.906 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.906

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.919

in 2015

All-time low

0.571

in 1937

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Barbados, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.906 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Barbados peaked at 0.919 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.571, in 1937.

Barbados ranks 33rd 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	0.578	0.578	0.578	10
1910s	0.578	0.578	0.578	10
1920s	0.5782	0.578	0.579	10
1930s	0.5825	0.571	0.603	10
1940s	0.6427	0.638	0.654	10
1950s	0.6777	0.662	0.74	10
1960s	0.7684	0.709	0.851	10
1970s	0.8872	0.882	0.895	10
1980s	0.907	0.907	0.907	10
1990s	0.907	0.907	0.907	10
2000s	0.9071	0.902	0.909	10
2010s	0.9072	0.899	0.919	10
2020s	0.906	0.906	0.906	6

Countries ranked near Barbados

31 Malta 0.929 compare
32 Sao Tome and Principe 0.911 compare
34 Canada 0.905 compare
34 Croatia 0.905 compare
34 Greece 0.905 compare

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More reference data data for Barbados

Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Consumer price index 146.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
Democracy 7 (2025)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Free country 2 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Barbados?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Barbados was 0.906 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.919 in 2015.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.571 in 1937.
How does Barbados rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Barbados ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.