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Women's Political Empowerment Index in Barbados

Barbados: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.895 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.895
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.895
in 2023
All-time low
0.396
in 1900
Years of data
111
1900–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Barbados, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's political empowerment index in Barbados is 0.895, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 111 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Barbados peaked at 0.895 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.396, in 1900.

Barbados ranks 32nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 111 years of available data.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Barbados, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.396 —
1901 0.396 +0.0%
1902 0.396 +0.0%
1903 0.396 +0.0%
1904 0.396 +0.0%
1905 0.396 +0.0%
1906 0.396 +0.0%
1907 0.396 +0.0%
1908 0.396 +0.0%
1909 0.396 +0.0%
1910 0.396 +0.0%
1911 0.396 +0.0%
1912 0.396 +0.0%
1913 0.396 +0.0%
1914 0.396 +0.0%
1915 0.396 +0.0%
1916 0.396 +0.0%
1917 0.396 +0.0%
1918 0.396 +0.0%
1919 0.396 +0.0%
1920 0.396 +0.0%
1921 0.396 +0.0%
1922 0.396 +0.0%
1923 0.396 +0.0%
1924 0.396 +0.0%
1925 0.396 +0.0%
1926 0.396 +0.0%
1927 0.396 +0.0%
1928 0.396 +0.0%
1929 0.396 +0.0%
1930 0.396 +0.0%
1931 0.396 +0.0%
1932 0.396 +0.0%
1933 0.396 +0.0%
1934 0.396 +0.0%
1935 0.396 +0.0%
1936 0.396 +0.0%
1937 0.396 +0.0%
1938 0.396 +0.0%
1939 0.406 +2.5%
1940 0.431 +6.2%
1941 0.431 +0.0%
1942 0.431 +0.0%
1943 0.431 +0.0%
1944 0.431 +0.0%
1945 0.431 +0.0%
1946 0.431 +0.0%
1947 0.525 +21.8%
1948 0.525 +0.0%
1949 0.525 +0.0%
1950 0.625 +19.0%
1966 0.74 +18.4%
1967 0.74 +0.0%
1968 0.74 +0.0%
1969 0.74 +0.0%
1970 0.766 +3.5%
1971 0.803 +4.8%
1972 0.803 +0.0%
1973 0.803 +0.0%
1974 0.803 +0.0%
1975 0.803 +0.0%
1976 0.794 -1.1%
1977 0.794 +0.0%
1978 0.794 +0.0%
1979 0.794 +0.0%
1980 0.827 +4.2%
1981 0.825 -0.2%
1982 0.825 +0.0%
1983 0.825 +0.0%
1984 0.825 +0.0%
1985 0.825 +0.0%
1986 0.825 +0.0%
1987 0.825 +0.0%
1988 0.825 +0.0%
1989 0.825 +0.0%
1990 0.825 +0.0%
1991 0.824 -0.1%
1992 0.824 +0.0%
1993 0.824 +0.0%
1994 0.852 +3.4%
1995 0.852 +0.0%
1996 0.852 +0.0%
1997 0.852 +0.0%
1998 0.852 +0.0%
1999 0.853 +0.1%
2000 0.853 +0.0%
2001 0.853 +0.0%
2002 0.853 +0.0%
2003 0.852 -0.1%
2004 0.86 +0.9%
2005 0.86 +0.0%
2006 0.86 +0.0%
2007 0.86 +0.0%
2008 0.85 -1.2%
2009 0.85 +0.0%
2010 0.85 +0.0%
2011 0.85 +0.0%
2012 0.85 +0.0%
2013 0.867 +2.0%
2014 0.867 +0.0%
2015 0.88 +1.5%
2016 0.88 +0.0%
2017 0.874 -0.7%
2018 0.881 +0.8%
2019 0.881 +0.0%
2020 0.886 +0.6%
2021 0.889 +0.3%
2022 0.894 +0.6%
2023 0.895 +0.1%
2024 0.895 +0.0%
2025 0.895 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.396 0.396 0.396 10
1910s 0.396 0.396 0.396 10
1920s 0.396 0.396 0.396 10
1930s 0.397 0.396 0.406 10
1940s 0.4592 0.431 0.525 10
1950s 0.625 0.625 0.625 1
1960s 0.74 0.74 0.74 4
1970s 0.7957 0.766 0.803 10
1980s 0.8252 0.825 0.827 10
1990s 0.841 0.824 0.853 10
2000s 0.8551 0.85 0.86 10
2010s 0.868 0.85 0.881 10
2020s 0.8923 0.886 0.895 6

Countries ranked near Barbados

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  2. 30 Greece 0.896 compare
  3. 30 Luxembourg 0.896 compare
  4. 33 Albania 0.893 compare
  5. 34 Ukraine 0.888 compare
  6. 35 Iceland 0.883 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Barbados?
Women's political empowerment index in Barbados was 0.895 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.895 in 2023.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.396 in 1900.
How does Barbados rank for women's political empowerment index?
Barbados ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Empowerment Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.