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 206 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
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 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Barbados
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
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 206 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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