Barbados: Equal protection index

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 Barbados

Equal protection index

 Latest value 0.759
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.702
 Min - Max 0.397 - 0.797
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.759 index points, unchanged from 0.759 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.605 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 1960 to 2024 is 0.702 index points. The minimum value, 0.397 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.797 index points was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Barbados: Equal protection index
 2024 0.759
 2023 0.759
 2022 0.759
 2021 0.759
 2020 0.759
 2019 0.759
 2018 0.713
 2017 0.700




Definition: The extent to which the state grants and protects rights and freedoms evenly across social groups.

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