What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.591 in 1937.

How does Barbados rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?

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

Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Barbados

Name: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Barbados, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Barbados stood at 0.918.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

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

Barbados ranks 21st 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.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Barbados, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.6	—
1901	0.6	+0.0%
1902	0.6	+0.0%
1903	0.6	+0.0%
1904	0.6	+0.0%
1905	0.6	+0.0%
1906	0.6	+0.0%
1907	0.6	+0.0%
1908	0.6	+0.0%
1909	0.6	+0.0%
1910	0.6	+0.0%
1911	0.6	+0.0%
1912	0.6	+0.0%
1913	0.6	+0.0%
1914	0.6	+0.0%
1915	0.6	+0.0%
1916	0.6	+0.0%
1917	0.6	+0.0%
1918	0.6	+0.0%
1919	0.6	+0.0%
1920	0.6	+0.0%
1921	0.6	+0.0%
1922	0.6	+0.0%
1923	0.6	+0.0%
1924	0.6	+0.0%
1925	0.6	+0.0%
1926	0.6	+0.0%
1927	0.6	+0.0%
1928	0.6	+0.0%
1929	0.6	+0.0%
1930	0.6	+0.0%
1931	0.6	+0.0%
1932	0.6	+0.0%
1933	0.6	+0.0%
1934	0.6	+0.0%
1935	0.6	+0.0%
1936	0.6	+0.0%
1937	0.591	-1.5%
1938	0.624	+5.6%
1939	0.628	+0.6%
1940	0.646	+2.9%
1941	0.646	+0.0%
1942	0.646	+0.0%
1943	0.646	+0.0%
1944	0.646	+0.0%
1945	0.66	+2.2%
1946	0.676	+2.4%
1947	0.673	-0.4%
1948	0.678	+0.7%
1949	0.682	+0.6%
1950	0.688	+0.9%
1951	0.675	-1.9%
1952	0.703	+4.1%
1953	0.703	+0.0%
1954	0.703	+0.0%
1955	0.703	+0.0%
1956	0.713	+1.4%
1957	0.714	+0.1%
1958	0.757	+6.0%
1959	0.757	+0.0%
1960	0.762	+0.7%
1961	0.762	+0.0%
1962	0.762	+0.0%
1963	0.745	-2.2%
1964	0.745	+0.0%
1965	0.745	+0.0%
1966	0.86	+15.4%
1967	0.87	+1.2%
1968	0.87	+0.0%
1969	0.87	+0.0%
1970	0.885	+1.7%
1971	0.885	+0.0%
1972	0.885	+0.0%
1973	0.887	+0.2%
1974	0.887	+0.0%
1975	0.887	+0.0%
1976	0.898	+1.2%
1977	0.898	+0.0%
1978	0.898	+0.0%
1979	0.898	+0.0%
1980	0.903	+0.6%
1981	0.903	+0.0%
1982	0.903	+0.0%
1983	0.903	+0.0%
1984	0.903	+0.0%
1985	0.903	+0.0%
1986	0.903	+0.0%
1987	0.903	+0.0%
1988	0.903	+0.0%
1989	0.903	+0.0%
1990	0.91	+0.8%
1991	0.91	+0.0%
1992	0.91	+0.0%
1993	0.91	+0.0%
1994	0.91	+0.0%
1995	0.91	+0.0%
1996	0.91	+0.0%
1997	0.91	+0.0%
1998	0.91	+0.0%
1999	0.91	+0.0%
2000	0.91	+0.0%
2001	0.91	+0.0%
2002	0.91	+0.0%
2003	0.91	+0.0%
2004	0.91	+0.0%
2005	0.91	+0.0%
2006	0.901	-1.0%
2007	0.909	+0.9%
2008	0.909	+0.0%
2009	0.909	+0.0%
2010	0.909	+0.0%
2011	0.909	+0.0%
2012	0.909	+0.0%
2013	0.909	+0.0%
2014	0.902	-0.8%
2015	0.918	+1.8%
2016	0.918	+0.0%
2017	0.918	+0.0%
2018	0.906	-1.3%
2019	0.909	+0.3%
2020	0.92	+1.2%
2021	0.92	+0.0%
2022	0.92	+0.0%
2023	0.92	+0.0%
2024	0.92	+0.0%
2025	0.918	-0.2%

Barbados compared with similar countries

Barbados's 0.918 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Barbados's 0.918 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

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
24 Malta 0.915 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Barbados?: Human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 2020.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.591 in 1937.
How does Barbados rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Barbados ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy 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: 18 September 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.