Dominican Republic vs Ireland: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Ireland
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 216 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Ireland |
| 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, Dominican Republic or Ireland?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Dominican Republic and Ireland?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ireland?
- 216 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ireland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Ireland 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.