Social Development in Barbados 135 indicators covering social development for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 2025 — 164th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 2025 up 507.4% 113th Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person 2025 up 499.6% 42nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 2025 up 507.4% 113th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 — 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 159th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 2025 — 164th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 39.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 146.2% 12th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 331.8% 80th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.918 2025 unchanged 21st Liberal Democracy Index 0.679 2025 up 2.6% 32nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.797 2025 up 2.7% 29th Freedom of Association Index 0.879 2025 down 0.6% 29th Freedom of Expression Index 0.911 2025 up 2.8% 25th Participatory Democracy Index 0.347 2025 up 3.0% 74th Varieties of democracy 0.797 2025 up 2.7% 29th Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.918 2025 unchanged 21st Key features of human rights 0.918 2025 unchanged 21st Key features of electoral democracy 0.797 2025 up 2.7% 29th Key features of liberal democracy 0.679 2025 up 2.6% 32nd Executive Corruption Index 0.089 2025 down 48.3% 144th Judicial Corruption Score 1.56 2025 unchanged 36th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.065 2025 down 43.5% 153rd Key features of democracy 0.797 2025 up 2.7% 29th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -0.6234 % change on previous year 2025 down 21.6% 90th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -0.8759 % change on previous year 2025 — 98th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.679 2025 up 2.6% 32nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -0.6234 % change on previous year 2025 down 21.6% 90th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.2174 % change on previous year 2025 down 112.3% 94th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -0.6234 % change on previous year 2025 down 21.6% 90th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.797 2025 up 2.7% 29th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.676 2025 up 6.5% 28th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.712 2025 up 4.7% 20th Direct Democracy Index 0 2025 — 151st Key media freedoms 2.06 2025 up 21.8% 24th Media Corruption Score 2.06 2025 unchanged 26th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.904 2025 up 0.6% 17th Legislative Corruption Score 1.67 2025 up 9.5% 20th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 14th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.1% 11th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 14th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 14th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 19th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0116 units per square kilometre 2023 — 121st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.693 units per square kilometre 2023 up 373.0% 24th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.71 2019 up 12.2% 62nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 722 2025 up 2,908.3% 114th Page 1 of 3 Next →