Barbados vs Brazil: Freedom of expression index
Barbados
0.911
in 2025
Brazil
0.91
in 2025
Barbados rank
25th
Brazil rank
26th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Barbados
- Brazil
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.911 against 0.91 in Brazil, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 11 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.618 | 0.4699 | 0.1481 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.618 | 0.5064 | 0.1116 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.618 | 0.5114 | 0.1066 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.6196 | 0.2568 | 0.3628 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.6502 | 0.4045 | 0.2457 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.693 | 0.673 | 0.02 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.7607 | 0.3815 | 0.3792 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.8673 | 0.1327 | 0.7346 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.877 | 0.5605 | 0.3165 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.888 | 0.9139 | 0.0259 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.886 | 0.9278 | 0.0418 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.8901 | 0.8718 | 0.0183 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.9192 | 0.808 | 0.1112 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Barbados or Brazil?
- Barbados, at 0.911 against 0.91 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Barbados and Brazil?
- 0.001, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Brazil?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Brazil rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Barbados ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 26th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.