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Barbados

Compared to 25 Other Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region
Barbados's Ranking: 47 / 177 Index Score 0.779
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling 2017 data is not available for this country

0 15 Barbados 10.3 2023 Best in Group 2023 Trinidad and Tobago 11.7 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 4.6

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Barbados 76.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Barbados 76.1 Worst in Group 2023 Guyana 41.4

Women's Financial Inclusion (%) 2017 and 2023 data is not available for this country

0 100 Best in Group 2023 Chile 86.6 Worst in Group 2023 Nicaragua 21.6

Women's Cellphone Use (%) 2017 and 2023 data is not available for this country

0 100 Best in Group 2023 Chile 97 Worst in Group 2023 Nicaragua 72

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 19.6 Barbados 32.7 2023 Best in Group 2023 Nicaragua 51.6 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 2.5

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Barbados 80 2023 Best in Group 2023 Peru 95 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 61.3

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 Barbados 3.11 2023 Best in Group 2023 Costa Rica 3.57 Worst in Group 2023 Nicaragua 0.66

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 Barbados 39.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Chile 15 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 350.4

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 Barbados 103.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 Haiti 103 Worst in Group 2023 Uruguay 105.6

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 Barbados 27 2023 Best in Group 2023 Argentina 4 Worst in Group 2023 Barbados 27

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%) 2017 and 2023 data is not available for this country

0 100 Best in Group 2023 El Salvador 72 Worst in Group 2023 Ecuador 27

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 Barbados 0 2023 Best in Group 2023 Barbados 0 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 1.15

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 Barbados 0 2023 Best in Group 2023 Puerto Rico 0 Worst in Group 2023 El Salvador 99.1

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