Political Stability - Governance score in Barbados

Barbados: Political Stability - Governance score was 87.63 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.63 0-100
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 208 countries
All-time high
88.75 0-100
in 2014
All-time low
79.02 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Barbados, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 81 0-1001998: 81 0-1002000: 81 0-1002002: 81 0-1002003: 79 0-1002004: 82.2 0-1002005: 84.3 0-1002006: 81.9 0-1002007: 84.5 0-1002008: 85.7 0-1002009: 87.8 0-1002010: 86.1 0-1002011: 85.9 0-1002012: 87 0-1002013: 86.7 0-1002014: 88.8 0-1002015: 85.2 0-1002016: 80.2 0-1002017: 80.2 0-1002018: 79.6 0-1002019: 82.6 0-1002020: 84.1 0-1002021: 84.4 0-1002022: 86.5 0-1002023: 87.7 0-1002024: 87.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance score in Barbados stood at 87.63 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Barbados peaked at 88.75 0-100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.02 0-100, in 2003.

Barbados ranks 11th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Barbados, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 81.02 0-100
1998 81.03 0-100 +0.0%
2000 81 0-100 -0.0%
2002 81.02 0-100 +0.0%
2003 79.02 0-100 -2.5%
2004 82.23 0-100 +4.1%
2005 84.27 0-100 +2.5%
2006 81.9 0-100 -2.8%
2007 84.47 0-100 +3.1%
2008 85.73 0-100 +1.5%
2009 87.76 0-100 +2.4%
2010 86.08 0-100 -1.9%
2011 85.95 0-100 -0.2%
2012 86.99 0-100 +1.2%
2013 86.67 0-100 -0.4%
2014 88.75 0-100 +2.4%
2015 85.18 0-100 -4.0%
2016 80.24 0-100 -5.8%
2017 80.24 0-100 +0.0%
2018 79.56 0-100 -0.8%
2019 82.56 0-100 +3.8%
2020 84.14 0-100 +1.9%
2021 84.42 0-100 +0.3%
2022 86.51 0-100 +2.5%
2023 87.7 0-100 +1.4%
2024 87.63 0-100 -0.1%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 87.63 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.2 0-100, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 87.63 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.04 0-100, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.03 0-100 81.02 0-100 81.03 0-100 2
2000s 83.04 0-100 79.02 0-100 87.76 0-100 9
2010s 84.22 0-100 79.56 0-100 88.75 0-100 10
2020s 86.08 0-100 84.14 0-100 87.7 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 8 Aruba 88.62 0-100 compare
  2. 9 Uruguay 87.72 0-100 compare
  3. 10 Marshall Islands 87.71 0-100 compare
  4. 12 Tonga 87.33 0-100 compare
  5. 13 American Samoa 87.3 0-100 compare
  6. 14 Greenland 87.08 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Barbados?
Political stability - governance score in Barbados was 87.63 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 88.75 0-100 in 2014.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 79.02 0-100 in 2003.
How does Barbados rank for political stability - governance score?
Barbados ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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