Australia vs Barbados: Freedom of association index
Australia
0.876
in 2025
Barbados
0.879
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Barbados rank
29th
Freedom of association index over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.879 against 0.876 in Australia, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Barbados ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Barbados in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9021 | 0.269 | 0.6331 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8793 | 0.269 | 0.6103 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.8915 | 0.269 | 0.6225 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.892 | 0.28 | 0.612 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8692 | 0.4106 | 0.4586 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.8939 | 0.7122 | 0.1817 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9016 | 0.8311 | 0.0705 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9045 | 0.8821 | 0.0224 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9056 | 0.88 | 0.0256 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9074 | 0.8818 | 0.0256 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8972 | 0.8814 | 0.0158 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8853 | 0.8842 | 0.0011 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.8778 | 0.879 | 0.0012 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Australia or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 0.879 against 0.876 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Australia and Barbados?
- 0.003, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Barbados ranks 29th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of association index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.