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Barbados
Barbados is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and is the southernmost and easternmost island of the Caribbean region.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.1
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 4 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Population
- 267,800 inh.
- Area
- 430 km²
- Currency
- BBD
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Sandra Mason
Head of Government
Mia Mottley
Parliament
Assemblée de la Barbade
30 seats
Sénat
21 seats
Chair Reginald Farley
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
8 G$
GDP / capita
28,365 $
Growth
2.7 %
Inflation
0.8 %
Unemployment
6.5 %
Life expectancy
76.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.80/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
94/100
Corruption (CPI)
68/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 31% Rhum + sucre
Top imports
- 21% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
24%
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Trinité
13%
Import partners
-
États-Unis
34%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
47%
-
GBR
50%
-
FRA
56%
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DEU
56%
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RUS
35%
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CHN
51%
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IND
62%
Abstention: 24%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-02-11
Barbados Labour Party 30 seats (of 30) · turnout 42.0%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.811/1
Refugees hosted
5
Refugees originating
577
National anthem
In Plenty and In Time of Need
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OAS
- CARICOM
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,869 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,557, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)