Political rights score fh in Barbados

Barbados: Political rights score fh was 37 in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40
in 2005
All-time low
37
in 2022
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Political rights score fh in Barbados, 2002–2025

0102030402002201320252002: 392003: 392004: 392005: 402006: 402007: 402008: 402009: 402010: 402011: 402012: 402013: 402014: 402015: 402016: 402017: 382018: 382019: 382020: 382021: 382022: 372023: 372024: 372025: 37

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 37 for political rights score fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Barbados peaked at 40 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2022.

Barbados ranks 34th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.62 39 40 8
2010s 39.4 38 40 10
2020s 37.33 37 38 6

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 34 Czechia 37 compare
  2. 34 Dominica 37 compare
  3. 34 Grenada 37 compare
  4. 34 Latvia 37 compare
  5. 34 Micronesia, Federated States of 37 compare
  6. 34 Palau, Republic of 37 compare
  7. 34 Puerto Rico 37 compare
  8. 34 Spain 37 compare
  9. 34 Tuvalu 37 compare

See the full ranking of 197 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is political rights score fh in Barbados?
Political rights score fh in Barbados was 37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 2005.
What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2022.
How does Barbados rank for political rights score fh?
Barbados ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political rights score fh
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,706 data points, 2002–2025
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