Barbados: Liberal democracy index

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Barbados

Liberal democracy index

 Latest value 0.670
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.627
 Min - Max 0.457 - 0.680
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2024 is 0.67 index points, a decline from 0.675 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.377 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 1960 to 2024 is 0.627 index points. The minimum value, 0.457 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.68 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
From   To 


 Recent values Barbados: Liberal democracy index
 2024 0.670
 2023 0.675
 2022 0.673
 2021 0.676
 2020 0.680
 2019 0.664
 2018 0.655
 2017 0.655




Definition: Measures the protection of individual rights and freedoms within a political system.

Other resources:

Download data from our database

All indicators for Barbados

All indicators on the website

Article: Are trade deficits bad for the economy?

Article: Sources of economic growth

Article: Currency values and investment returns

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Electoral democracy index 0.786 2024 index points
 Liberal democracy index 0.670 2024 index points
 Participatory democracy index 0.342 2024 index points
 Deliberative democracy index 0.710 2024 index points
 Egalitarian democracy index 0.664 2024 index points
 Government accountability 1.378 2024 index points
 Freedom of expression 0.925 2024 index points
 Political corruption 0.070 2024 index points
 Women political empowerment 0.895 2024 index points
 Academic freedom 0.914 2024 index points
 Clean elections index 0.874 2024 index points
 Judicial constraints on executive 0.933 2024 index points
 Legislative constraints on executive 0.725 2024 index points
 Civil society participation index 0.895 2024 index points
 Direct popular vote index 0.000 2024 index points
 Equal protection index 0.759 2024 index points
 Parliamentary elections 0.00 2024 1 elections, 0 otherwise
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK