Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.874 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.874
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.881
in 2020
All-time low
0.098
in 1931
Years of data
216
1789–2025
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Dominican Republic, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic is 0.874, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.881 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.098, in 1931.
Dominican Republic ranks 48th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.187 | — |
| 1790 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.191 | +2.1% |
| 1796 | 0.209 | +9.4% |
| 1797 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.214 | +2.4% |
| 1804 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.22 | +2.8% |
| 1806 | 0.26 | +18.2% |
| 1807 | 0.272 | +4.6% |
| 1808 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.259 | -4.8% |
| 1810 | 0.25 | -3.5% |
| 1811 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.268 | +7.2% |
| 1822 | 0.282 | +5.2% |
| 1844 | 0.293 | +3.9% |
| 1845 | 0.277 | -5.5% |
| 1846 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.269 | -2.9% |
| 1861 | 0.109 | -59.5% |
| 1862 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.131 | +20.2% |
| 1866 | 0.53 | +304.6% |
| 1867 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.548 | +3.4% |
| 1878 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.328 | -40.1% |
| 1883 | 0.291 | -11.3% |
| 1884 | 0.227 | -22.0% |
| 1885 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.241 | +6.2% |
| 1900 | 0.419 | +73.9% |
| 1901 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.411 | -1.9% |
| 1907 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.439 | +6.8% |
| 1913 | 0.445 | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 0.445 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.445 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.294 | -33.9% |
| 1917 | 0.277 | -5.8% |
| 1918 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.352 | +27.1% |
| 1926 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.389 | +10.5% |
| 1928 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.141 | -63.8% |
| 1931 | 0.098 | -30.5% |
| 1932 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.104 | +6.1% |
| 1942 | 0.105 | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.119 | +13.3% |
| 1947 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.118 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.119 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.114 | -4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.137 | +20.2% |
| 1962 | 0.307 | +124.1% |
| 1963 | 0.691 | +125.1% |
| 1964 | 0.36 | -47.9% |
| 1965 | 0.344 | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.331 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.337 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.357 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.354 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.355 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.409 | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.814 | +99.0% |
| 1980 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.775 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.775 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.774 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.745 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.732 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.742 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.748 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.707 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.773 | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.789 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.852 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.856 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.857 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.855 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.854 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.849 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.841 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.845 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.844 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.859 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.847 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.881 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.88 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.874 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.874 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.874 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.187 | 0.187 | 0.187 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1962 | 0.187 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.2338 | 0.209 | 0.272 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2667 | 0.25 | 0.282 | 3 |
| 1840s | 0.2797 | 0.277 | 0.293 | 6 |
| 1850s | 0.277 | 0.277 | 0.277 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2956 | 0.109 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5354 | 0.53 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3077 | 0.227 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2284 | 0.227 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4158 | 0.411 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3721 | 0.277 | 0.445 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3256 | 0.277 | 0.389 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1023 | 0.098 | 0.141 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1098 | 0.098 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1182 | 0.118 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3335 | 0.114 | 0.691 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4058 | 0.354 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7799 | 0.732 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7819 | 0.707 | 0.856 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8564 | 0.856 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8497 | 0.841 | 0.859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8782 | 0.874 | 0.881 | 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 human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic?
- Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic was 0.874 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 2020.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.098 in 1931.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.