Barbados vs Suriname: Freedom of association index
Barbados
0.879
in 2025
Suriname
0.881
in 2025
Barbados rank
29th
Suriname rank
27th
Freedom of association index over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.881 against 0.879 in Barbados, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Barbados ranks 29th and Suriname ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.269 | 0.456 | 0.187 | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.269 | 0.456 | 0.187 | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.269 | 0.456 | 0.187 | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0.28 | 0.456 | 0.176 | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0.4106 | 0.4816 | 0.071 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0.7122 | 0.7407 | 0.0285 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.8311 | 0.7662 | 0.0649 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.8821 | 0.8073 | 0.0748 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.88 | 0.5852 | 0.2948 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.8818 | 0.8806 | 0.0012 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.8814 | 0.8825 | 0.0011 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.8842 | 0.8815 | 0.0027 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.879 | 0.8835 | 0.0045 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Barbados or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.881 against 0.879 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Barbados and Suriname?
- 0.002, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Barbados ranks 29th and Suriname ranks 27th 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.