What is freedom of expression index in Dominican Republic?

Freedom of expression index in Dominican Republic was 0.901 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of expression index recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 2021.

What is the lowest freedom of expression index recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1951.

How does Dominican Republic rank for freedom of expression index?

Dominican Republic ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of expression index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Freedom of Expression Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Expression Index in Dominican Republic

Name: Freedom of Expression Index in Dominican Republic
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Dominican Republic: Freedom of Expression Index was 0.901 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.901

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

28th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.929

in 2021

All-time low

0.05

in 1951

Years of data

216

1789–2025

Freedom of Expression Index in Dominican Republic, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of expression index in Dominican Republic is 0.901, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of expression index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.929 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1951.

Dominican Republic ranks 28th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Freedom of Expression Index in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Expression Index in Dominican Republic, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.063	—
1790	0.063	+0.0%
1791	0.063	+0.0%
1792	0.063	+0.0%
1793	0.063	+0.0%
1794	0.063	+0.0%
1795	0.063	+0.0%
1796	0.063	+0.0%
1797	0.063	+0.0%
1798	0.063	+0.0%
1799	0.063	+0.0%
1800	0.063	+0.0%
1801	0.063	+0.0%
1802	0.063	+0.0%
1803	0.063	+0.0%
1804	0.063	+0.0%
1805	0.063	+0.0%
1806	0.063	+0.0%
1807	0.176	+179.4%
1808	0.176	+0.0%
1809	0.176	+0.0%
1810	0.176	+0.0%
1811	0.176	+0.0%
1812	0.176	+0.0%
1813	0.176	+0.0%
1814	0.176	+0.0%
1815	0.176	+0.0%
1816	0.176	+0.0%
1817	0.176	+0.0%
1818	0.176	+0.0%
1819	0.176	+0.0%
1820	0.176	+0.0%
1821	0.258	+46.6%
1822	0.177	-31.4%
1844	0.433	+144.6%
1845	0.377	-12.9%
1846	0.377	+0.0%
1847	0.377	+0.0%
1848	0.377	+0.0%
1849	0.377	+0.0%
1850	0.377	+0.0%
1851	0.377	+0.0%
1852	0.377	+0.0%
1853	0.377	+0.0%
1854	0.377	+0.0%
1855	0.377	+0.0%
1856	0.377	+0.0%
1857	0.377	+0.0%
1858	0.377	+0.0%
1859	0.377	+0.0%
1860	0.245	-35.0%
1861	0.146	-40.4%
1862	0.146	+0.0%
1863	0.146	+0.0%
1864	0.146	+0.0%
1865	0.41	+180.8%
1866	0.562	+37.1%
1867	0.562	+0.0%
1868	0.562	+0.0%
1869	0.562	+0.0%
1870	0.562	+0.0%
1871	0.562	+0.0%
1872	0.562	+0.0%
1873	0.562	+0.0%
1874	0.562	+0.0%
1875	0.562	+0.0%
1876	0.562	+0.0%
1877	0.63	+12.1%
1878	0.63	+0.0%
1879	0.63	+0.0%
1880	0.63	+0.0%
1881	0.63	+0.0%
1882	0.579	-8.1%
1883	0.509	-12.1%
1884	0.206	-59.5%
1885	0.206	+0.0%
1886	0.206	+0.0%
1887	0.206	+0.0%
1888	0.206	+0.0%
1889	0.206	+0.0%
1890	0.206	+0.0%
1891	0.206	+0.0%
1892	0.206	+0.0%
1893	0.206	+0.0%
1894	0.206	+0.0%
1895	0.206	+0.0%
1896	0.206	+0.0%
1897	0.206	+0.0%
1898	0.206	+0.0%
1899	0.258	+25.2%
1900	0.481	+86.4%
1901	0.481	+0.0%
1902	0.481	+0.0%
1903	0.481	+0.0%
1904	0.481	+0.0%
1905	0.481	+0.0%
1906	0.479	-0.4%
1907	0.479	+0.0%
1908	0.479	+0.0%
1909	0.479	+0.0%
1910	0.479	+0.0%
1911	0.479	+0.0%
1912	0.458	-4.4%
1913	0.488	+6.6%
1914	0.488	+0.0%
1915	0.488	+0.0%
1916	0.379	-22.3%
1917	0.291	-23.2%
1918	0.291	+0.0%
1919	0.291	+0.0%
1920	0.291	+0.0%
1921	0.291	+0.0%
1922	0.291	+0.0%
1923	0.291	+0.0%
1924	0.291	+0.0%
1925	0.428	+47.1%
1926	0.428	+0.0%
1927	0.484	+13.1%
1928	0.484	+0.0%
1929	0.484	+0.0%
1930	0.131	-72.9%
1931	0.059	-55.0%
1932	0.059	+0.0%
1933	0.059	+0.0%
1934	0.059	+0.0%
1935	0.059	+0.0%
1936	0.059	+0.0%
1937	0.059	+0.0%
1938	0.059	+0.0%
1939	0.059	+0.0%
1940	0.059	+0.0%
1941	0.059	+0.0%
1942	0.059	+0.0%
1943	0.059	+0.0%
1944	0.059	+0.0%
1945	0.059	+0.0%
1946	0.059	+0.0%
1947	0.059	+0.0%
1948	0.059	+0.0%
1949	0.059	+0.0%
1950	0.059	+0.0%
1951	0.05	-15.3%
1952	0.05	+0.0%
1953	0.05	+0.0%
1954	0.05	+0.0%
1955	0.05	+0.0%
1956	0.05	+0.0%
1957	0.05	+0.0%
1958	0.05	+0.0%
1959	0.05	+0.0%
1960	0.05	+0.0%
1961	0.135	+170.0%
1962	0.459	+240.0%
1963	0.703	+53.2%
1964	0.394	-44.0%
1965	0.327	-17.0%
1966	0.487	+48.9%
1967	0.5	+2.7%
1968	0.5	+0.0%
1969	0.5	+0.0%
1970	0.5	+0.0%
1971	0.5	+0.0%
1972	0.5	+0.0%
1973	0.5	+0.0%
1974	0.5	+0.0%
1975	0.5	+0.0%
1976	0.5	+0.0%
1977	0.5	+0.0%
1978	0.625	+25.0%
1979	0.827	+32.3%
1980	0.827	+0.0%
1981	0.827	+0.0%
1982	0.827	+0.0%
1983	0.827	+0.0%
1984	0.817	-1.2%
1985	0.817	+0.0%
1986	0.812	-0.6%
1987	0.8	-1.5%
1988	0.798	-0.3%
1989	0.798	+0.0%
1990	0.798	+0.0%
1991	0.798	+0.0%
1992	0.798	+0.0%
1993	0.798	+0.0%
1994	0.774	-3.0%
1995	0.807	+4.3%
1996	0.796	-1.4%
1997	0.838	+5.3%
1998	0.846	+1.0%
1999	0.846	+0.0%
2000	0.863	+2.0%
2001	0.863	+0.0%
2002	0.863	+0.0%
2003	0.863	+0.0%
2004	0.863	+0.0%
2005	0.863	+0.0%
2006	0.867	+0.5%
2007	0.867	+0.0%
2008	0.867	+0.0%
2009	0.867	+0.0%
2010	0.851	-1.8%
2011	0.848	-0.4%
2012	0.849	+0.1%
2013	0.82	-3.4%
2014	0.82	+0.0%
2015	0.789	-3.8%
2016	0.793	+0.5%
2017	0.793	+0.0%
2018	0.814	+2.6%
2019	0.79	-2.9%
2020	0.91	+15.2%
2021	0.929	+2.1%
2022	0.921	-0.9%
2023	0.921	+0.0%
2024	0.899	-2.4%
2025	0.901	+0.2%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

Dominican Republic's 0.901 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6745, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Dominican Republic's 0.901 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.81, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.063	0.063	0.063	1
1790s	0.063	0.063	0.063	10
1800s	0.0969	0.063	0.176	10
1810s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1820s	0.2037	0.176	0.258	3
1840s	0.3863	0.377	0.433	6
1850s	0.377	0.377	0.377	10
1860s	0.3487	0.146	0.562	10
1870s	0.5824	0.562	0.63	10
1880s	0.3584	0.206	0.63	10
1890s	0.2112	0.206	0.258	10
1900s	0.4802	0.479	0.481	10
1910s	0.4132	0.291	0.488	10
1920s	0.3763	0.291	0.484	10
1930s	0.0662	0.059	0.131	10
1940s	0.059	0.059	0.059	10
1950s	0.0509	0.05	0.059	10
1960s	0.4055	0.05	0.703	10
1970s	0.5452	0.5	0.827	10
1980s	0.815	0.798	0.827	10
1990s	0.8099	0.774	0.846	10
2000s	0.8646	0.863	0.867	10
2010s	0.8167	0.789	0.851	10
2020s	0.9135	0.899	0.929	6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

25 Barbados 0.911 compare
26 Brazil 0.91 compare
26 Netherlands 0.91 compare
29 Kenya 0.9 compare
30 Portugal 0.899 compare
31 Ghana 0.896 compare

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of expression index in Dominican Republic?: Freedom of expression index in Dominican Republic was 0.901 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of expression index recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 2021.
What is the lowest freedom of expression index recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1951.
How does Dominican Republic rank for freedom of expression index?: Dominican Republic ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of expression index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Freedom of Expression Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Freedom of Expression Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people can discuss political matters at home and in the public sphere, the press, and media are free and can present different political perspectives, and the freedom of academic and cultural expression.