Freedom of association index in Barbados
Barbados: Freedom of association index was 0.879 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.879
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.888
in 2009
All-time low
0.269
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Freedom of association index in Barbados, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.879 for freedom of association index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Barbados peaked at 0.888 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.269, in 1900.
Barbados ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.28 | 0.269 | 0.324 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4106 | 0.324 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7122 | 0.437 | 0.794 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8311 | 0.779 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8821 | 0.881 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.88 | 0.879 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8818 | 0.879 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8814 | 0.879 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8842 | 0.871 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.879 | 0.879 | 0.879 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 577 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.918 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.797 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.911 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.347 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.797 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in Barbados?
- Freedom of association index in Barbados was 0.879 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.888 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.269 in 1900.
- How does Barbados rank for freedom of association index?
- Barbados ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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