Which has higher liberal democracy index, Dominican Republic or Peru?

Peru, at 0.506 against 0.505 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.

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

175 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Dominican Republic vs Peru: Liberal Democracy Index

Dominican Republic

0.505

in 2025

Peru

0.506

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

64th

Peru rank

63rd

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Dominican Republic
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.506 against 0.505 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Peru ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 64th and Peru ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.0533	0.1082	0.0548	Peru
1850s	0.0517	0.1193	0.0676	Peru
1860s	0.0603	0.1253	0.065	Peru
1870s	0.0964	0.1359	0.0395	Peru
1880s	0.0788	0.0657	0.0132	Dominican Republic
1890s	0.0498	0.1481	0.0984	Peru
1900s	0.0867	0.1711	0.0844	Peru
1910s	0.0655	0.1447	0.0792	Peru
1920s	0.063	0.0657	0.0027	Peru
1930s	0.025	0.0603	0.0353	Peru
1940s	0.0286	0.1636	0.135	Peru
1950s	0.03	0.121	0.091	Peru
1960s	0.0772	0.2379	0.1607	Peru
1970s	0.1059	0.041	0.0649	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.2536	0.4123	0.1587	Peru
1990s	0.2612	0.1687	0.0925	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.3824	0.5959	0.2135	Peru
2010s	0.3491	0.6836	0.3345	Peru
2020s	0.4803	0.5943	0.114	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Dominican Republic or Peru?: Peru, at 0.506 against 0.505 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Dominican Republic and Peru?: 0.001, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Peru?: 175 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Peru rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Dominican Republic ranks 64th and Peru ranks 63rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.