Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Barbados

Barbados: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 4 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 206 countries
All-time high
8
in 2015
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Barbados, 1996–2024

024681996201020241996: 41998: 42000: 42002: 42003: 42004: 52005: 52006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 72010: 62011: 62012: 62013: 62014: 72015: 82016: 82017: 82018: 62019: 52020: 52021: 42022: 42023: 42024: 4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Barbados is 4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Barbados peaked at 8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

Barbados ranks 178th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 5.22 4 7 9
2010s 6.6 5 8 10
2020s 4.2 4 5 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 178 Brunei Darussalam 4 compare
  2. 178 Grenada 4 compare
  3. 178 Kiribati 4 compare
  4. 178 Marshall Islands 4 compare
  5. 178 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 4 compare
  6. 178 Tuvalu 4 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Barbados?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Barbados was 4 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2015.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Barbados rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Barbados ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,285 data points, 1996–2024
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