Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Political corruption index

Dominican Republic
0.588
in 2025
Mexico
0.574
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
78th
Mexico rank
79th

Political corruption index over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.588 against 0.574 in Mexico, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 79th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 18 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Mexico Difference Ahead
1840s 0.839 0.609 0.23 Dominican Republic
1850s 0.839 0.6717 0.1673 Dominican Republic
1860s 0.7228 0.6356 0.0872 Dominican Republic
1870s 0.8347 0.722 0.1127 Dominican Republic
1880s 0.852 0.853 0.001 Mexico
1890s 0.88 0.853 0.027 Dominican Republic
1900s 0.8866 0.853 0.0336 Dominican Republic
1910s 0.8493 0.7912 0.0581 Dominican Republic
1920s 0.8462 0.7905 0.0557 Dominican Republic
1930s 0.8679 0.821 0.0469 Dominican Republic
1940s 0.871 0.82 0.051 Dominican Republic
1950s 0.871 0.82 0.051 Dominican Republic
1960s 0.845 0.82 0.025 Dominican Republic
1970s 0.8563 0.82 0.0363 Dominican Republic
1980s 0.8206 0.7823 0.0383 Dominican Republic
1990s 0.7984 0.7002 0.0982 Dominican Republic
2000s 0.756 0.5941 0.1619 Dominican Republic
2010s 0.7445 0.6834 0.0611 Dominican Republic
2020s 0.5807 0.5548 0.0258 Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Dominican Republic or Mexico?
Dominican Republic, at 0.588 against 0.574 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Dominican Republic and Mexico?
0.014, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?
182 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Mexico rank globally for political corruption index?
Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 79th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political corruption index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political corruption index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed