Which has higher direct democracy index, Dominican Republic or Germany?

Dominican Republic, at 0.012 against 0.011 in Germany as of 2025.

What is the difference in direct democracy index between Dominican Republic and Germany?

0.001, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

80 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 Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Germany: Direct Democracy Index

Dominican Republic

0.012

in 2025

Germany

0.011

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

142nd

Germany rank

144th

Direct Democracy Index over time

Dominican Republic
Germany

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.012 against 0.011 in Germany, a difference of 0.001.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Germany ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 142nd and Germany ranks 144th of 175 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	0	0	—
1910s	0	0.0045	0.0045	Germany
1920s	0	0.1342	0.1342	Germany
1930s	0	0.2377	0.2377	Germany
1940s	0	0.1928	0.1928	Germany
1990s	0	0.011	0.011	Germany
2000s	0	0.011	0.011	Germany
2010s	0.012	0.011	0.001	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.012	0.011	0.001	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct democracy index, Dominican Republic or Germany?: Dominican Republic, at 0.012 against 0.011 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in direct democracy index between Dominican Republic and Germany?: 0.001, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Germany?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Germany rank globally for direct democracy index?: Dominican Republic ranks 142nd and Germany ranks 144th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Direct Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.