Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.364 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Dominican Republic, 2004–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Dominican Republic stood at -0.364.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 458.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3586 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.5305, in 2018.
That places Dominican Republic 90th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -0.4726 | — |
| 2005 | -0.0203 | -95.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2924 | -1537.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3176 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3586 | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.321 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1016 | -68.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0536 | -152.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0899 | -267.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1285 | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0988 | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1644 | +66.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2104 | -228.0% |
| 2017 | -0.3686 | +75.2% |
| 2018 | -0.5305 | +43.9% |
| 2019 | -0.3662 | -31.0% |
| 2020 | -0.364 | -0.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's -0.364 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's -0.364 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.5167, 70% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1537.8% | -0.0203 | 0.2924 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1328 | -0.4726 | 0.3586 | 6 |
| 2010s | -0.0946 | -0.5305 | 0.1644 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.364 | -0.364 | -0.364 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Dominican Republic?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Dominican Republic was -0.364 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3586 in 2008.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5305 in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 90th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 458.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.