Dominican Republic vs Portugal: Freedom of Association Index
Dominican Republic
0.876
in 2025
Portugal
0.874
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Portugal rank
35th
Freedom of Association Index over time
- Dominican Republic
- Portugal
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.876 against 0.874 in Portugal, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.034 | 0.033 | 0.001 | Dominican Republic |
| 1790s | 0.034 | 0.033 | 0.001 | Dominican Republic |
| 1800s | 0.034 | 0.033 | 0.001 | Dominican Republic |
| 1810s | 0.034 | 0.033 | 0.001 | Dominican Republic |
| 1820s | 0.034 | 0.6313 | 0.5973 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.238 | 0.4017 | 0.1637 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.2643 | 0.3794 | 0.1151 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.1842 | 0.416 | 0.2318 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.3577 | 0.4156 | 0.0579 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.2027 | 0.4257 | 0.223 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.1136 | 0.427 | 0.3134 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.5195 | 0.3586 | 0.1609 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0.4699 | 0.4126 | 0.0573 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.4532 | 0.3076 | 0.1456 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0.0931 | 0.0822 | 0.0109 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0.0863 | 0.0811 | 0.0052 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0.0887 | 0.0821 | 0.0066 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0.3117 | 0.087 | 0.2247 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 0.3942 | 0.515 | 0.1208 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.7991 | 0.8828 | 0.0837 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.823 | 0.8818 | 0.0588 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.8524 | 0.8913 | 0.0389 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8359 | 0.8902 | 0.0543 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8742 | 0.8823 | 0.0082 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Dominican Republic or Portugal?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.876 against 0.874 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Dominican Republic and Portugal?
- 0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?
- 216 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Portugal rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 35th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.