Age of liberal democracy in Barbados
Barbados: Age of liberal democracy was 11 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of liberal democracy in Barbados, 2015–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 11 years for age of liberal democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 1,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of liberal democracy in Barbados peaked at 11 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2015.
That places Barbados 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of liberal democracy in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 years | — |
| 2016 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 11 years | +10.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 11 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 45 years, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 11 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11 years, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 years | 1 years | 5 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.5 years | 6 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 32 Hungary 19 years
- 33 South Africa 17 years
- 34 Ghana 12 years
- 36 Seychelles 10 years compare
- 37 Latvia 9 years compare
- 38 Serbia 6 years
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of liberal democracy in Barbados?
- Age of liberal democracy in Barbados was 11 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of liberal democracy recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of liberal democracy recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for age of liberal democracy?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of liberal democracy rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.