Which has higher human rights index, Dominican Republic or Panama?

Dominican Republic, at 0.874 against 0.874 in Panama as of 2025.

What is the difference in human rights index between Dominican Republic and Panama?

0, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Panama: Human Rights Index

Dominican Republic

0.874

in 2025

Panama

0.874

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

48th

Panama rank

48th

Human Rights Index over time

Dominican Republic
Panama

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.874 against 0.874 in Panama, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Panama ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.4144	0.6	0.1856	Panama
1910s	0.3721	0.6022	0.2301	Panama
1920s	0.3256	0.6115	0.2859	Panama
1930s	0.1023	0.6281	0.5258	Panama
1940s	0.1098	0.6098	0.5	Panama
1950s	0.1182	0.6375	0.5193	Panama
1960s	0.3335	0.5917	0.2582	Panama
1970s	0.4058	0.334	0.0718	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.7799	0.3332	0.4467	Dominican Republic
1990s	0.7819	0.8767	0.0948	Panama
2000s	0.8564	0.9005	0.0441	Panama
2010s	0.8497	0.894	0.0443	Panama
2020s	0.8782	0.876	0.0022	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Dominican Republic or Panama?: Dominican Republic, at 0.874 against 0.874 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Dominican Republic and Panama?: 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for human rights index?: Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Panama ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.