Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Barbados
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: 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.
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
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)
- Liberal democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.797 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (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 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 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 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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