Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Barbados
Barbados: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 88.05 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
88.05 0-100
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 208 countries
All-time high
89.17 0-100
in 2014
All-time low
79.11 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Governance score in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - governance score in Barbados stood at 88.05 0-100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Barbados peaked at 89.17 0-100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.11 0-100, in 2003.
Barbados ranks 17th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 81.27 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 81.28 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 81.24 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.3 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.11 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 82.75 0-100 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 84.74 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 81.68 0-100 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 84.6 0-100 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 86.01 0-100 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 88.03 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 86.27 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 86.13 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.31 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 86.94 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 89.17 0-100 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 85.43 0-100 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 80.04 0-100 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 80.04 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.31 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.46 0-100 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 83.93 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 84.53 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.77 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 88.05 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 88.05 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.05 0-100 | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 88.05 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.93 0-100, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 88.05 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.01 0-100, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.27 0-100 | 81.27 0-100 | 81.28 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.27 0-100 | 79.11 0-100 | 88.03 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.31 0-100 | 79.31 0-100 | 89.17 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.56 0-100 | 83.93 0-100 | 88.05 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance score in Barbados?
- Political stability - governance score in Barbados was 88.05 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 89.17 0-100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.11 0-100 in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for political stability - governance score?
- Barbados ranks 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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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