Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?

Dominican Republic, at 0.647 against 0.621 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?

0.026, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?

125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Deliberative Democracy Index

Dominican Republic

0.647

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.621

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

36th

Sri Lanka rank

39th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Dominican Republic
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.647 against 0.621 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.026.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0457	0.156	0.1103	Sri Lanka
1910s	0.0335	0.1893	0.1558	Sri Lanka
1920s	0.0317	0.2006	0.1689	Sri Lanka
1930s	0.0137	0.2493	0.2356	Sri Lanka
1940s	0.0158	0.2984	0.2826	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.017	0.4273	0.4103	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.0534	0.4394	0.386	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.0784	0.3416	0.2632	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.259	0.2784	0.0194	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.3248	0.2812	0.0436	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.5049	0.2388	0.2661	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.4452	0.3198	0.1254	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.6175	0.4112	0.2063	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?: Dominican Republic, at 0.647 against 0.621 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?: 0.026, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?: 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.