Barbados vs Latvia: Public Sector Corruption Index
Barbados
0.065
in 2025
Latvia
0.085
in 2025
Barbados rank
153rd
Latvia rank
151st
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Barbados
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.085 against 0.065 in Barbados, a difference of 0.02.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Latvia ahead.
Barbados ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 151st 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 | 0.084 | 0.095 | 0.011 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.084 | 0.095 | 0.011 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.084 | 0.1671 | 0.0831 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.084 | 0.115 | 0.031 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.0919 | 0.0838 | 0.0081 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.073 | 0.085 | 0.012 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Barbados or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.085 against 0.065 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Barbados and Latvia?
- 0.02, with Latvia 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 public sector corruption index?
- Barbados ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 151st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. 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 public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).