Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados
Barbados: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2619 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2619
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3521
in 1996
All-time low
0.2558
in 2015
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados is 0.2619, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados peaked at 0.3521 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2558, in 2015.
Barbados ranks 43rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3521 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3521 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3521 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3521 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3521 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2999 | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2999 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2886 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2886 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2886 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2615 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2615 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2615 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2615 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2615 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2615 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2558 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2558 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2558 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2558 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2558 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2558 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2636 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2636 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2619 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2619 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2619 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.2619 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.2619 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2511, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3521 | 0.3521 | 0.3521 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3093 | 0.2615 | 0.3521 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2586 | 0.2558 | 0.2615 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2615 | 0.2558 | 0.2636 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 0.2656 compare
- 41 Bahamas 0.2653 compare
- 42 Yemen 0.265 compare
- 44 Bhutan 0.2617 compare
- 44 Laos 0.2617 compare
- 44 Tajikistan 0.2617 compare
- 44 East Timor 0.2617 compare
- 44 Turkmenistan 0.2617 compare
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 - standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Barbados was 0.2619 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3521 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2558 in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Barbados ranks 43rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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