Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Barbados
Barbados: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Barbados is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% 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 180th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10, 40% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10, 40% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.22 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 4 | 5 | 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 - number of sources in Barbados?
- Voice and accountability - number of sources in Barbados was 4 in 2025, 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 180th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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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