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Women political participation index in Barbados

Barbados: Women political participation index was 0.992 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.992
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.992
in 2023
All-time low
0.489
in 1900
Years of data
111
1900–2025

Women political participation index in Barbados, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.992 for women political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 111 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women political participation index in Barbados peaked at 0.992 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.489, in 1900.

That places Barbados 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Women political participation index in Barbados, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.489 —
1901 0.489 +0.0%
1902 0.489 +0.0%
1903 0.489 +0.0%
1904 0.489 +0.0%
1905 0.489 +0.0%
1906 0.489 +0.0%
1907 0.489 +0.0%
1908 0.489 +0.0%
1909 0.489 +0.0%
1910 0.489 +0.0%
1911 0.489 +0.0%
1912 0.489 +0.0%
1913 0.489 +0.0%
1914 0.489 +0.0%
1915 0.489 +0.0%
1916 0.489 +0.0%
1917 0.489 +0.0%
1918 0.489 +0.0%
1919 0.489 +0.0%
1920 0.489 +0.0%
1921 0.489 +0.0%
1922 0.489 +0.0%
1923 0.489 +0.0%
1924 0.489 +0.0%
1925 0.489 +0.0%
1926 0.489 +0.0%
1927 0.489 +0.0%
1928 0.489 +0.0%
1929 0.489 +0.0%
1930 0.489 +0.0%
1931 0.489 +0.0%
1932 0.489 +0.0%
1933 0.489 +0.0%
1934 0.489 +0.0%
1935 0.489 +0.0%
1936 0.489 +0.0%
1937 0.489 +0.0%
1938 0.489 +0.0%
1939 0.489 +0.0%
1940 0.489 +0.0%
1941 0.489 +0.0%
1942 0.489 +0.0%
1943 0.489 +0.0%
1944 0.489 +0.0%
1945 0.489 +0.0%
1946 0.489 +0.0%
1947 0.489 +0.0%
1948 0.489 +0.0%
1949 0.489 +0.0%
1950 0.757 +54.8%
1966 0.757 +0.0%
1967 0.757 +0.0%
1968 0.757 +0.0%
1969 0.757 +0.0%
1970 0.757 +0.0%
1971 0.867 +14.5%
1972 0.867 +0.0%
1973 0.867 +0.0%
1974 0.867 +0.0%
1975 0.867 +0.0%
1976 0.818 -5.7%
1977 0.818 +0.0%
1978 0.818 +0.0%
1979 0.818 +0.0%
1980 0.818 +0.0%
1981 0.811 -0.9%
1982 0.811 +0.0%
1983 0.811 +0.0%
1984 0.811 +0.0%
1985 0.811 +0.0%
1986 0.811 +0.0%
1987 0.811 +0.0%
1988 0.811 +0.0%
1989 0.811 +0.0%
1990 0.811 +0.0%
1991 0.81 -0.1%
1992 0.81 +0.0%
1993 0.81 +0.0%
1994 0.891 +10.0%
1995 0.891 +0.0%
1996 0.891 +0.0%
1997 0.891 +0.0%
1998 0.891 +0.0%
1999 0.891 +0.0%
2000 0.891 +0.0%
2001 0.891 +0.0%
2002 0.891 +0.0%
2003 0.891 +0.0%
2004 0.914 +2.6%
2005 0.914 +0.0%
2006 0.914 +0.0%
2007 0.914 +0.0%
2008 0.884 -3.3%
2009 0.884 +0.0%
2010 0.884 +0.0%
2011 0.884 +0.0%
2012 0.884 +0.0%
2013 0.937 +6.0%
2014 0.937 +0.0%
2015 0.937 +0.0%
2016 0.937 +0.0%
2017 0.937 +0.0%
2018 0.961 +2.6%
2019 0.961 +0.0%
2020 0.967 +0.6%
2021 0.974 +0.7%
2022 0.989 +1.5%
2023 0.992 +0.3%
2024 0.992 +0.0%
2025 0.992 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.489 0.489 0.489 10
1910s 0.489 0.489 0.489 10
1920s 0.489 0.489 0.489 10
1930s 0.489 0.489 0.489 10
1940s 0.489 0.489 0.489 10
1950s 0.757 0.757 0.757 1
1960s 0.757 0.757 0.757 4
1970s 0.8364 0.757 0.867 10
1980s 0.8117 0.811 0.818 10
1990s 0.8587 0.81 0.891 10
2000s 0.8988 0.884 0.914 10
2010s 0.9259 0.884 0.961 10
2020s 0.9843 0.967 0.992 6

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 37 Ethiopia 0.993 compare
  2. 38 Croatia 0.992 compare
  3. 40 Serbia 0.991 compare
  4. 41 Angola 0.99 compare
  5. 41 Argentina 0.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political participation index in Barbados?
Women political participation index in Barbados was 0.992 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political participation index recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 2023.
What is the lowest women political participation index recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.489 in 1900.
How does Barbados rank for women political participation index?
Barbados ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women political 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Women political participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women political participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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