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Political Civil Liberties Index in Barbados

Barbados: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.922 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.922
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.927
in 2019
All-time low
0.523
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Barbados, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.922 for political civil liberties index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Barbados peaked at 0.927 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.523, in 1900.

That places Barbados 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Political Civil Liberties Index in Barbados, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.523 —
1901 0.523 +0.0%
1902 0.523 +0.0%
1903 0.523 +0.0%
1904 0.523 +0.0%
1905 0.523 +0.0%
1906 0.523 +0.0%
1907 0.523 +0.0%
1908 0.523 +0.0%
1909 0.523 +0.0%
1910 0.523 +0.0%
1911 0.523 +0.0%
1912 0.523 +0.0%
1913 0.523 +0.0%
1914 0.523 +0.0%
1915 0.523 +0.0%
1916 0.523 +0.0%
1917 0.523 +0.0%
1918 0.523 +0.0%
1919 0.523 +0.0%
1920 0.523 +0.0%
1921 0.523 +0.0%
1922 0.523 +0.0%
1923 0.523 +0.0%
1924 0.523 +0.0%
1925 0.523 +0.0%
1926 0.523 +0.0%
1927 0.523 +0.0%
1928 0.523 +0.0%
1929 0.523 +0.0%
1930 0.523 +0.0%
1931 0.523 +0.0%
1932 0.523 +0.0%
1933 0.523 +0.0%
1934 0.523 +0.0%
1935 0.523 +0.0%
1936 0.523 +0.0%
1937 0.523 +0.0%
1938 0.558 +6.7%
1939 0.562 +0.7%
1940 0.563 +0.2%
1941 0.563 +0.0%
1942 0.563 +0.0%
1943 0.563 +0.0%
1944 0.563 +0.0%
1945 0.6 +6.6%
1946 0.647 +7.8%
1947 0.647 +0.0%
1948 0.647 +0.0%
1949 0.654 +1.1%
1950 0.654 +0.0%
1951 0.617 -5.7%
1952 0.697 +13.0%
1953 0.697 +0.0%
1954 0.697 +0.0%
1955 0.697 +0.0%
1956 0.727 +4.3%
1957 0.727 +0.0%
1958 0.727 +0.0%
1959 0.727 +0.0%
1960 0.727 +0.0%
1961 0.727 +0.0%
1962 0.727 +0.0%
1963 0.727 +0.0%
1964 0.727 +0.0%
1965 0.727 +0.0%
1966 0.885 +21.7%
1967 0.894 +1.0%
1968 0.894 +0.0%
1969 0.894 +0.0%
1970 0.894 +0.0%
1971 0.894 +0.0%
1972 0.894 +0.0%
1973 0.9 +0.7%
1974 0.9 +0.0%
1975 0.9 +0.0%
1976 0.9 +0.0%
1977 0.9 +0.0%
1978 0.9 +0.0%
1979 0.9 +0.0%
1980 0.908 +0.9%
1981 0.908 +0.0%
1982 0.908 +0.0%
1983 0.908 +0.0%
1984 0.908 +0.0%
1985 0.908 +0.0%
1986 0.908 +0.0%
1987 0.908 +0.0%
1988 0.908 +0.0%
1989 0.908 +0.0%
1990 0.917 +1.0%
1991 0.917 +0.0%
1992 0.917 +0.0%
1993 0.917 +0.0%
1994 0.917 +0.0%
1995 0.917 +0.0%
1996 0.917 +0.0%
1997 0.917 +0.0%
1998 0.917 +0.0%
1999 0.917 +0.0%
2000 0.917 +0.0%
2001 0.917 +0.0%
2002 0.917 +0.0%
2003 0.917 +0.0%
2004 0.917 +0.0%
2005 0.917 +0.0%
2006 0.917 +0.0%
2007 0.917 +0.0%
2008 0.917 +0.0%
2009 0.917 +0.0%
2010 0.917 +0.0%
2011 0.917 +0.0%
2012 0.917 +0.0%
2013 0.917 +0.0%
2014 0.917 +0.0%
2015 0.912 -0.5%
2016 0.912 +0.0%
2017 0.92 +0.9%
2018 0.917 -0.3%
2019 0.927 +1.1%
2020 0.927 +0.0%
2021 0.927 +0.0%
2022 0.927 +0.0%
2023 0.927 +0.0%
2024 0.927 +0.0%
2025 0.922 -0.5%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.922 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.893, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.922 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.855, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.523 0.523 0.523 10
1910s 0.523 0.523 0.523 10
1920s 0.523 0.523 0.523 10
1930s 0.5304 0.523 0.562 10
1940s 0.601 0.563 0.654 10
1950s 0.6967 0.617 0.727 10
1960s 0.7929 0.727 0.894 10
1970s 0.8982 0.894 0.9 10
1980s 0.908 0.908 0.908 10
1990s 0.917 0.917 0.917 10
2000s 0.917 0.917 0.917 10
2010s 0.9173 0.912 0.927 10
2020s 0.9262 0.922 0.927 6

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 20 New Zealand 0.929 compare
  2. 21 Austria 0.926 compare
  3. 22 Spain 0.925 compare
  4. 23 Canada 0.922 compare
  5. 23 Dominican Republic 0.922 compare
  6. 23 Ghana 0.922 compare
  7. 23 Mauritius 0.922 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Barbados?
Political civil liberties index in Barbados was 0.922 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.927 in 2019.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.523 in 1900.
How does Barbados rank for political civil liberties index?
Barbados ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.