Barbados vs France: Political corruption index
Barbados
0.073
in 2025
France
0.056
in 2025
Barbados rank
153rd
France rank
156th
Political corruption index over time
- Barbados
- France
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.073 against 0.056 in France, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 153rd and France ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.161 | 0.13 | 0.031 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.161 | 0.13 | 0.031 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.161 | 0.13 | 0.031 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.161 | 0.13 | 0.031 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.161 | 0.1319 | 0.0291 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.1358 | 0.0811 | 0.0547 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.1032 | 0.059 | 0.0442 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.0918 | 0.059 | 0.0328 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.087 | 0.059 | 0.028 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0902 | 0.059 | 0.0312 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.091 | 0.059 | 0.032 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.1003 | 0.0561 | 0.0442 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0695 | 0.0505 | 0.019 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Barbados or France?
- Barbados, at 0.073 against 0.056 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Barbados and France?
- 0.017, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and France?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and France rank globally for political corruption index?
- Barbados ranks 153rd and France ranks 156th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political corruption index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.