Barbados vs Latvia: Political Corruption Index
Barbados
0.073
in 2025
Latvia
0.07
in 2025
Barbados rank
153rd
Latvia rank
154th
Political Corruption Index over time
- Barbados
- Latvia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.073 against 0.07 in Latvia, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 154th of 176 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.161 | 0.1764 | 0.0154 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.161 | 0.1543 | 0.0067 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0902 | 0.3335 | 0.2433 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.091 | 0.185 | 0.094 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.1003 | 0.1085 | 0.0082 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.0695 | 0.0808 | 0.0113 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Barbados or Latvia?
- Barbados, at 0.073 against 0.07 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Barbados and Latvia?
- 0.003, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latvia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Latvia rank globally for political corruption index?
- Barbados ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 154th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.