Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Dominican Republic
- South Africa
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).