What is rule of law index in Barbados?

Rule of law index in Barbados was 0.927 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 0.932 in 2023.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.845 in 1900.

How does Barbados rank for rule of law index?

Barbados ranks 26th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Barbados

Name: Rule of Law Index in Barbados
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Rule of Law Index was 0.927 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.927

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

26th

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.932

in 2023

All-time low

0.845

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Barbados, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Barbados is 0.927, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Barbados peaked at 0.932 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.845, in 1900.

That places Barbados 26th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1910s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1920s	0.8452	0.845	0.846	10
1930s	0.846	0.846	0.846	10
1940s	0.8512	0.85	0.854	10
1950s	0.87	0.854	0.898	10
1960s	0.9003	0.893	0.913	10
1970s	0.919	0.919	0.919	10
1980s	0.9174	0.916	0.923	10
1990s	0.9102	0.91	0.911	10
2000s	0.91	0.91	0.91	10
2010s	0.9054	0.899	0.921	10
2020s	0.9275	0.921	0.932	6

Countries ranked near Barbados

24 Costa Rica 0.935 compare
25 Austria 0.932 compare
27 United States 0.924 compare
28 Lithuania 0.92 compare
29 South Korea 0.917 compare
29 Taiwan 0.917 compare

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More reference data data for Barbados

Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Consumer price index 146.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Democracy 7 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Free country 2 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Barbados?: Rule of law index in Barbados was 0.927 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.932 in 2023.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.845 in 1900.
How does Barbados rank for rule of law index?: Barbados ranks 26th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.