Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Barbados
Barbados: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 77.65 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Barbados stood at 77.65 0-100.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Barbados peaked at 80.59 0-100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 75.88 0-100, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 33rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 79.59 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 79.58 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 79.63 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.56 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.47 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 76.1 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 76.79 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 77.14 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.44 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.51 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.59 0-100 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 80.23 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.95 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.58 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.3 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.06 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.85 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 76.64 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.88 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 76.68 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 76.28 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.66 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.11 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.36 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.29 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.37 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 77.65 0-100 | +0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 77.65 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.46 0-100, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 77.65 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.47 0-100, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.59 0-100 | 79.58 0-100 | 79.59 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.92 0-100 | 76.1 0-100 | 80.59 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.04 0-100 | 75.88 0-100 | 80.23 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.24 0-100 | 76.66 0-100 | 77.65 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 voice and accountability - governance score in Barbados?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Barbados was 77.65 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 80.59 0-100 in 2009.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.88 0-100 in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Barbados ranks 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).