Barbados vs Vanuatu: Academic Freedom Index
Barbados
0.904
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.909
in 2025
Barbados rank
17th
Vanuatu rank
16th
Academic Freedom Index over time
- Barbados
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.909 against 0.904 in Barbados, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 16th 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.