Political Stability - Number of sources in Barbados
Barbados: Political Stability - Number of sources was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 208 countries
All-time high
7
in 2015
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Number of sources in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - number of sources in Barbados stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Barbados peaked at 7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.
That places Barbados 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Number of sources in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 78% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.22 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 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 - number of sources in Barbados?
- Political stability - number of sources in Barbados was 7 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
- How does Barbados rank for political stability - number of sources?
- Barbados ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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