Barbados vs Bhutan: Legislative Corruption Score
Barbados
1.67
in 2025
Bhutan
1.66
in 2025
Barbados rank
20th
Bhutan rank
21st
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Barbados
- Bhutan
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.67 against 1.66 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 20th and Bhutan ranks 21st of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Bhutan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.989 | 0.829 | 0.16 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.989 | 0.829 | 0.16 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1.42 | 0.829 | 0.5872 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.52 | 0.829 | 0.694 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.52 | 0.8038 | 0.7192 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.52 | 0.9966 | 0.5264 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 2.33 | 0.8341 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.78 | 0.1155 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Barbados or Bhutan?
- Barbados, at 1.67 against 1.66 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Barbados and Bhutan?
- 0.01, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bhutan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Bhutan rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Barbados ranks 20th and Bhutan ranks 21st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.