Freedom Score in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Freedom Score was 67 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Dominican Republic, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Dominican Republic stood at 67. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Dominican Republic peaked at 81 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2017.
Dominican Republic ranks 91st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 78 | — |
| 2003 | 73 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67 | -1.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 67 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.25 | 73 | 81 | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.1 | 67 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.67 | 67 | 68 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 89 Malawi 68 compare
- 89 Montenegro 68 compare
- 91 Lesotho 67 compare
- 91 North Macedonia 67 compare
- 94 Peru 66 compare
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 freedom score in Dominican Republic?
- Freedom score in Dominican Republic was 67 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2008.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for freedom score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.