Which has higher key features of democracy, Dominican Republic or Slovakia?

Dominican Republic, at 0.735 against 0.733 in Slovakia as of 2025.

What is the difference in key features of democracy between Dominican Republic and Slovakia?

0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Dominican Republic vs Slovakia: Key features of democracy

Dominican Republic

0.735

in 2025

Slovakia

0.733

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

46th

Slovakia rank

48th

Key features of democracy over time

Dominican Republic
Slovakia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.735 against 0.733 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Slovakia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.013	0.057	0.044	Slovakia
1790s	0.013	0.0565	0.0435	Slovakia
1800s	0.0175	0.056	0.0385	Slovakia
1810s	0.028	0.056	0.028	Slovakia
1820s	0.0307	0.0593	0.0287	Slovakia
1840s	0.1517	0.1128	0.0388	Dominican Republic
1850s	0.1411	0.0562	0.0849	Dominican Republic
1860s	0.1145	0.1222	0.0077	Slovakia
1870s	0.1864	0.27	0.0836	Slovakia
1880s	0.1711	0.2682	0.0971	Slovakia
1890s	0.1465	0.2659	0.1194	Slovakia
1900s	0.2127	0.2629	0.0502	Slovakia
1910s	0.1721	0.2844	0.1123	Slovakia
1920s	0.1975	0.7747	0.5772	Slovakia
1930s	0.1234	0.7501	0.6267	Slovakia
1940s	0.1506	0.1836	0.033	Slovakia
1950s	0.1503	0.1618	0.0115	Slovakia
1960s	0.2126	0.1878	0.0248	Dominican Republic
1970s	0.2952	0.1613	0.1339	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.5128	0.1846	0.3282	Dominican Republic
1990s	0.5075	0.773	0.2655	Slovakia
2000s	0.6548	0.8402	0.1854	Slovakia
2010s	0.5922	0.8379	0.2457	Slovakia
2020s	0.6965	0.8012	0.1047	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of democracy, Dominican Republic or Slovakia?: Dominican Republic, at 0.735 against 0.733 in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of democracy between Dominican Republic and Slovakia?: 0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Slovakia?: 209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Slovakia rank globally for key features of democracy?: Dominican Republic ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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