Barbados vs Panama: Academic Freedom Index
Barbados
0.904
in 2025
Panama
0.914
in 2025
Barbados rank
17th
Panama rank
14th
Academic Freedom Index over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.914 against 0.904 in Barbados, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 17th and Panama ranks 14th of 174 countries.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.