What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 0.903 in 2025.

What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.416 in 1900.

How does Barbados rank for women's civil society participation index?

Barbados ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Barbados

Name: Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Barbados
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.903 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.903

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.903

in 2025

All-time low

0.416

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Barbados, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Barbados is 0.903, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Barbados peaked at 0.903 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.416, in 1900.

Barbados ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Barbados, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.416	—
1901	0.416	+0.0%
1902	0.416	+0.0%
1903	0.416	+0.0%
1904	0.416	+0.0%
1905	0.416	+0.0%
1906	0.416	+0.0%
1907	0.416	+0.0%
1908	0.416	+0.0%
1909	0.416	+0.0%
1910	0.416	+0.0%
1911	0.416	+0.0%
1912	0.416	+0.0%
1913	0.416	+0.0%
1914	0.416	+0.0%
1915	0.416	+0.0%
1916	0.416	+0.0%
1917	0.416	+0.0%
1918	0.416	+0.0%
1919	0.416	+0.0%
1920	0.416	+0.0%
1921	0.416	+0.0%
1922	0.416	+0.0%
1923	0.416	+0.0%
1924	0.416	+0.0%
1925	0.416	+0.0%
1926	0.416	+0.0%
1927	0.416	+0.0%
1928	0.416	+0.0%
1929	0.416	+0.0%
1930	0.416	+0.0%
1931	0.416	+0.0%
1932	0.416	+0.0%
1933	0.416	+0.0%
1934	0.416	+0.0%
1935	0.416	+0.0%
1936	0.416	+0.0%
1937	0.416	+0.0%
1938	0.422	+1.4%
1939	0.422	+0.0%
1940	0.428	+1.4%
1941	0.428	+0.0%
1942	0.428	+0.0%
1943	0.428	+0.0%
1944	0.428	+0.0%
1945	0.428	+0.0%
1946	0.428	+0.0%
1947	0.697	+62.9%
1948	0.697	+0.0%
1949	0.697	+0.0%
1950	0.702	+0.7%
1951	0.702	+0.0%
1952	0.702	+0.0%
1953	0.702	+0.0%
1954	0.702	+0.0%
1955	0.702	+0.0%
1956	0.708	+0.9%
1957	0.708	+0.0%
1958	0.708	+0.0%
1959	0.708	+0.0%
1960	0.708	+0.0%
1961	0.708	+0.0%
1962	0.708	+0.0%
1963	0.708	+0.0%
1964	0.708	+0.0%
1965	0.708	+0.0%
1966	0.823	+16.2%
1967	0.823	+0.0%
1968	0.823	+0.0%
1969	0.823	+0.0%
1970	0.823	+0.0%
1971	0.823	+0.0%
1972	0.823	+0.0%
1973	0.823	+0.0%
1974	0.823	+0.0%
1975	0.823	+0.0%
1976	0.823	+0.0%
1977	0.823	+0.0%
1978	0.823	+0.0%
1979	0.823	+0.0%
1980	0.852	+3.5%
1981	0.852	+0.0%
1982	0.852	+0.0%
1983	0.852	+0.0%
1984	0.852	+0.0%
1985	0.852	+0.0%
1986	0.852	+0.0%
1987	0.852	+0.0%
1988	0.852	+0.0%
1989	0.852	+0.0%
1990	0.852	+0.0%
1991	0.852	+0.0%
1992	0.852	+0.0%
1993	0.852	+0.0%
1994	0.852	+0.0%
1995	0.852	+0.0%
1996	0.852	+0.0%
1997	0.852	+0.0%
1998	0.852	+0.0%
1999	0.852	+0.0%
2000	0.852	+0.0%
2001	0.852	+0.0%
2002	0.852	+0.0%
2003	0.852	+0.0%
2004	0.852	+0.0%
2005	0.852	+0.0%
2006	0.852	+0.0%
2007	0.852	+0.0%
2008	0.852	+0.0%
2009	0.852	+0.0%
2010	0.845	-0.8%
2011	0.845	+0.0%
2012	0.845	+0.0%
2013	0.845	+0.0%
2014	0.845	+0.0%
2015	0.853	+0.9%
2016	0.853	+0.0%
2017	0.892	+4.6%
2018	0.887	-0.6%
2019	0.887	+0.0%
2020	0.893	+0.7%
2021	0.899	+0.7%
2022	0.899	+0.0%
2023	0.899	+0.0%
2024	0.899	+0.0%
2025	0.903	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.416	0.416	0.416	10
1910s	0.416	0.416	0.416	10
1920s	0.416	0.416	0.416	10
1930s	0.4172	0.416	0.422	10
1940s	0.5087	0.428	0.697	10
1950s	0.7044	0.702	0.708	10
1960s	0.754	0.708	0.823	10
1970s	0.823	0.823	0.823	10
1980s	0.852	0.852	0.852	10
1990s	0.852	0.852	0.852	10
2000s	0.852	0.852	0.852	10
2010s	0.8597	0.845	0.892	10
2020s	0.8987	0.893	0.903	6

Countries ranked near Barbados

7 Denmark 0.91 compare
8 Norway 0.909 compare
9 New Zealand 0.907 compare
10 Ukraine 0.903 compare
12 Romania 0.9 compare
13 Czechia 0.899 compare
13 Seychelles 0.899 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Barbados

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,590 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,597 (2025)

All data for Barbados →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Barbados?: Women's civil society participation index in Barbados was 0.903 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.903 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.416 in 1900.
How does Barbados rank for women's civil society participation index?: Barbados ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.