What is human rights index in Barbados?

Human rights index in Barbados was 0.918 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 2020.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.591 in 1937.

How does Barbados rank for human rights index?

Barbados ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Barbados

Name: Human Rights Index in Barbados
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Human Rights Index was 0.918 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.918

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

21st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.92

in 2020

All-time low

0.591

in 1937

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Barbados, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.918 for human rights index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Barbados peaked at 0.92 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.591, in 1937.

That places Barbados 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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	0.6	0.6	0.6	10
1910s	0.6	0.6	0.6	10
1920s	0.6	0.6	0.6	10
1930s	0.6043	0.591	0.628	10
1940s	0.6599	0.646	0.682	10
1950s	0.7116	0.675	0.757	10
1960s	0.7991	0.745	0.87	10
1970s	0.8908	0.885	0.898	10
1980s	0.903	0.903	0.903	10
1990s	0.91	0.91	0.91	10
2000s	0.9088	0.901	0.91	10
2010s	0.9107	0.902	0.918	10
2020s	0.9197	0.918	0.92	6

Countries ranked near Barbados

18 Chile 0.93 compare
18 Taiwan 0.93 compare
20 Japan 0.925 compare
21 Poland 0.918 compare
23 France 0.917 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Barbados?: Human rights index in Barbados was 0.918 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 2020.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.591 in 1937.
How does Barbados rank for human rights index?: Barbados ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.