What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 0.135 in 1900.

What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.076 in 2024.

How does Barbados rank for centralization of political power index?

Barbados ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Barbados

Name: Centralization of Political Power Index in Barbados
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.076 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.076

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

150th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.135

in 1900

All-time low

0.076

in 2024

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Barbados, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, centralization of political power index in Barbados stood at 0.076. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Barbados peaked at 0.135 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.076, in 2024.

That places Barbados 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Centralization of Political Power Index in Barbados, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.135	—
1901	0.135	+0.0%
1902	0.135	+0.0%
1903	0.135	+0.0%
1904	0.135	+0.0%
1905	0.135	+0.0%
1906	0.135	+0.0%
1907	0.135	+0.0%
1908	0.135	+0.0%
1909	0.135	+0.0%
1910	0.135	+0.0%
1911	0.135	+0.0%
1912	0.135	+0.0%
1913	0.135	+0.0%
1914	0.135	+0.0%
1915	0.135	+0.0%
1916	0.135	+0.0%
1917	0.135	+0.0%
1918	0.135	+0.0%
1919	0.135	+0.0%
1920	0.135	+0.0%
1921	0.135	+0.0%
1922	0.135	+0.0%
1923	0.135	+0.0%
1924	0.135	+0.0%
1925	0.135	+0.0%
1926	0.135	+0.0%
1927	0.135	+0.0%
1928	0.135	+0.0%
1929	0.135	+0.0%
1930	0.135	+0.0%
1931	0.135	+0.0%
1932	0.135	+0.0%
1933	0.135	+0.0%
1934	0.135	+0.0%
1935	0.135	+0.0%
1936	0.135	+0.0%
1937	0.135	+0.0%
1938	0.135	+0.0%
1939	0.133	-1.5%
1940	0.133	+0.0%
1941	0.133	+0.0%
1942	0.133	+0.0%
1943	0.133	+0.0%
1944	0.133	+0.0%
1945	0.133	+0.0%
1946	0.133	+0.0%
1947	0.133	+0.0%
1948	0.133	+0.0%
1949	0.133	+0.0%
1950	0.133	+0.0%
1951	0.133	+0.0%
1952	0.133	+0.0%
1953	0.133	+0.0%
1954	0.133	+0.0%
1955	0.127	-4.5%
1956	0.131	+3.1%
1957	0.131	+0.0%
1958	0.114	-13.0%
1959	0.114	+0.0%
1960	0.114	+0.0%
1961	0.114	+0.0%
1962	0.114	+0.0%
1963	0.114	+0.0%
1964	0.114	+0.0%
1965	0.114	+0.0%
1966	0.085	-25.4%
1967	0.084	-1.2%
1968	0.084	+0.0%
1969	0.084	+0.0%
1970	0.084	+0.0%
1971	0.084	+0.0%
1972	0.081	-3.6%
1973	0.081	+0.0%
1974	0.081	+0.0%
1975	0.081	+0.0%
1976	0.081	+0.0%
1977	0.081	+0.0%
1978	0.081	+0.0%
1979	0.081	+0.0%
1980	0.082	+1.2%
1981	0.082	+0.0%
1982	0.098	+19.5%
1983	0.098	+0.0%
1984	0.098	+0.0%
1985	0.098	+0.0%
1986	0.098	+0.0%
1987	0.098	+0.0%
1988	0.098	+0.0%
1989	0.097	-1.0%
1990	0.097	+0.0%
1991	0.09	-7.2%
1992	0.09	+0.0%
1993	0.09	+0.0%
1994	0.09	+0.0%
1995	0.09	+0.0%
1996	0.09	+0.0%
1997	0.09	+0.0%
1998	0.09	+0.0%
1999	0.09	+0.0%
2000	0.09	+0.0%
2001	0.09	+0.0%
2002	0.09	+0.0%
2003	0.09	+0.0%
2004	0.09	+0.0%
2005	0.09	+0.0%
2006	0.09	+0.0%
2007	0.09	+0.0%
2008	0.09	+0.0%
2009	0.09	+0.0%
2010	0.09	+0.0%
2011	0.09	+0.0%
2012	0.09	+0.0%
2013	0.09	+0.0%
2014	0.09	+0.0%
2015	0.086	-4.4%
2016	0.086	+0.0%
2017	0.08	-7.0%
2018	0.078	-2.5%
2019	0.078	+0.0%
2020	0.078	+0.0%
2021	0.088	+12.8%
2022	0.088	+0.0%
2023	0.081	-8.0%
2024	0.076	-6.2%
2025	0.076	+0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

Barbados's 0.076 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Barbados's 0.076 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.135	0.135	0.135	10
1910s	0.135	0.135	0.135	10
1920s	0.135	0.135	0.135	10
1930s	0.1348	0.133	0.135	10
1940s	0.133	0.133	0.133	10
1950s	0.1282	0.114	0.133	10
1960s	0.1021	0.084	0.114	10
1970s	0.0816	0.081	0.084	10
1980s	0.0947	0.082	0.098	10
1990s	0.0907	0.09	0.097	10
2000s	0.09	0.09	0.09	10
2010s	0.0858	0.078	0.09	10
2020s	0.0812	0.076	0.088	6

Countries ranked near Barbados

147 South Korea 0.086 compare
148 Canada 0.085 compare
149 South Africa 0.084 compare
151 Austria 0.075 compare
152 Portugal 0.06 compare
152 United Kingdom 0.06 compare

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More reference data data for Barbados

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Barbados?: Centralization of political power index in Barbados was 0.076 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.135 in 1900.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.076 in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for centralization of political power index?: Barbados ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Centralization of Political Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.