Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Dominican Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.