Deliberative Democracy Index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.647 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deliberative Democracy Index in Dominican Republic, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, deliberative democracy index in Dominican Republic stood at 0.647. That is the highest value across all 125 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.647 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.013, in 1934.
That places Dominican Republic 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.051 | — |
| 1901 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.048 | -5.9% |
| 1903 | 0.038 | -20.8% |
| 1904 | 0.047 | +23.7% |
| 1906 | 0.046 | -2.1% |
| 1907 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.043 | -6.5% |
| 1909 | 0.041 | -4.7% |
| 1910 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.044 | +7.3% |
| 1913 | 0.041 | -6.8% |
| 1914 | 0.045 | +9.8% |
| 1915 | 0.042 | -6.7% |
| 1916 | 0.024 | -42.9% |
| 1917 | 0.019 | -20.8% |
| 1918 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.027 | +42.1% |
| 1925 | 0.042 | +55.6% |
| 1926 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.045 | +7.1% |
| 1928 | 0.043 | -4.4% |
| 1929 | 0.042 | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.017 | -59.5% |
| 1931 | 0.014 | -17.6% |
| 1932 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.013 | -7.1% |
| 1935 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.017 | +30.8% |
| 1944 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.018 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.042 | +133.3% |
| 1963 | 0.165 | +292.9% |
| 1964 | 0.038 | -77.0% |
| 1965 | 0.036 | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.044 | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 0.058 | +31.8% |
| 1968 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.069 | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.066 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.067 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.068 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.098 | +44.1% |
| 1979 | 0.145 | +48.0% |
| 1980 | 0.243 | +67.6% |
| 1981 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.261 | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.272 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.27 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.267 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.254 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.255 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.24 | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.247 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.338 | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 0.465 | +37.6% |
| 1998 | 0.482 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.501 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.515 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.52 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.518 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.507 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.501 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.496 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.49 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.492 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.488 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.487 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.481 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.449 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.44 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.422 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.405 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.414 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.417 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.56 | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.625 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.622 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.618 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.633 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.647 | +2.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.647 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.647 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.41, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +292.9% | 0.042 | 0.165 |
| 1962 | +133.3% | 0.018 | 0.042 |
| 1964 | -77.0% | 0.165 | 0.038 |
| 1980 | +67.6% | 0.145 | 0.243 |
| 1930 | -59.5% | 0.042 | 0.017 |
| 1925 | +55.6% | 0.027 | 0.042 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0457 | 0.038 | 0.051 | 9 |
| 1910s | 0.0335 | 0.019 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0317 | 0.019 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0137 | 0.013 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0158 | 0.013 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0534 | 0.017 | 0.165 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0784 | 0.066 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.259 | 0.243 | 0.272 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3248 | 0.24 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5049 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4452 | 0.405 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6175 | 0.56 | 0.647 | 6 |
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 deliberative democracy index in Dominican Republic?
- Deliberative democracy index in Dominican Republic was 0.647 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.647 in 2025.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 in 1934.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.