Liberal Political Institutions Index in Barbados
Barbados: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.846 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liberal Political Institutions Index in Barbados, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.846 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Barbados peaked at 0.85 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.635, in 1937.
Barbados ranks 41st 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 | 0.637 | 0.637 | 0.637 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.637 | 0.637 | 0.637 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.637 | 0.637 | 0.637 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6392 | 0.635 | 0.653 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6688 | 0.668 | 0.671 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7054 | 0.673 | 0.741 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7678 | 0.73 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8406 | 0.833 | 0.845 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8418 | 0.84 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.848 | 0.848 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8484 | 0.846 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8458 | 0.837 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.847 | 0.846 | 0.849 | 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 liberal political institutions index in Barbados?
- Liberal political institutions index in Barbados was 0.846 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 2007.
- What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.635 in 1937.
- How does Barbados rank for liberal political institutions index?
- Barbados ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.