Freedom Score in Barbados
Barbados: Freedom Score was 94 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Barbados, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Barbados stood at 94. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Barbados peaked at 99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 94, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 22nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.62 | 98 | 99 | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.8 | 95 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.33 | 94 | 95 | 6 |
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More social development data for Barbados
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.797 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.911 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.879 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.797 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.347 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Barbados?
- Freedom score in Barbados was 94 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for freedom score?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.