Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Barbados

Barbados: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 74.25 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
74.25 0-100
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
37th
of 208 countries
All-time high
78.44 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
72.83 0-100
in 2017
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Barbados, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 78.4 0-1001998: 78.4 0-1002000: 78.4 0-1002002: 78.4 0-1002003: 76 0-1002004: 74.2 0-1002005: 74.6 0-1002006: 75 0-1002007: 75.3 0-1002008: 74.6 0-1002009: 78.2 0-1002010: 77.8 0-1002011: 77.7 0-1002012: 77.2 0-1002013: 76.9 0-1002014: 76.5 0-1002015: 73.9 0-1002016: 73.7 0-1002017: 72.8 0-1002018: 73.4 0-1002019: 72.9 0-1002020: 73.3 0-1002021: 73.9 0-1002022: 74.2 0-1002023: 74.1 0-1002024: 74.2 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in Barbados is 74.25 0-100, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Barbados peaked at 78.44 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.83 0-100, in 2017.

Barbados ranks 37th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Barbados, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 78.42 0-100
1998 78.41 0-100 -0.0%
2000 78.44 0-100 +0.0%
2002 78.37 0-100 -0.1%
2003 75.95 0-100 -3.1%
2004 74.23 0-100 -2.3%
2005 74.57 0-100 +0.5%
2006 74.95 0-100 +0.5%
2007 75.3 0-100 +0.5%
2008 74.6 0-100 -0.9%
2009 78.23 0-100 +4.9%
2010 77.85 0-100 -0.5%
2011 77.66 0-100 -0.2%
2012 77.21 0-100 -0.6%
2013 76.89 0-100 -0.4%
2014 76.55 0-100 -0.4%
2015 73.94 0-100 -3.4%
2016 73.72 0-100 -0.3%
2017 72.83 0-100 -1.2%
2018 73.4 0-100 +0.8%
2019 72.93 0-100 -0.6%
2020 73.31 0-100 +0.5%
2021 73.85 0-100 +0.7%
2022 74.16 0-100 +0.4%
2023 74.08 0-100 -0.1%
2024 74.25 0-100 +0.2%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 74.25 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.37 0-100, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 74.25 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.47 0-100, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.42 0-100 78.41 0-100 78.42 0-100 2
2000s 76.07 0-100 74.23 0-100 78.44 0-100 9
2010s 75.3 0-100 72.83 0-100 77.85 0-100 10
2020s 73.93 0-100 73.31 0-100 74.25 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 34 Palau 75 0-100 compare
  2. 35 Costa Rica 74.55 0-100 compare
  3. 36 Chile 74.25 0-100 compare
  4. 38 Kiribati 73.88 0-100 compare
  5. 39 Aruba 73.61 0-100 compare
  6. 39 Cayman Islands 73.61 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Barbados?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Barbados was 74.25 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 78.44 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 72.83 0-100 in 2017.
How does Barbados rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Barbados ranks 37th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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