Judicial Corruption Score in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Judicial Corruption Score was 0.529 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Judicial Corruption Score in Dominican Republic, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.529 for judicial corruption score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 216 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 199.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.529 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.18, in 1931.
That places Dominican Republic 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 216 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 1 |
| 1790s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1800s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1810s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1820s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 3 |
| 1840s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 6 |
| 1850s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.664 | -0.664 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.13 | -1.18 | -0.664 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.18 | -1.18 | -1.18 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.18 | -1.18 | -1.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5838 | -1.18 | -0.434 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.434 | -0.434 | -0.434 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.434 | -0.434 | -0.434 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.434 | -0.434 | -0.434 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.434 | -0.434 | -0.434 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5026 | -0.532 | -0.434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3815 | 0.127 | 0.529 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 77 Saudi Arabia 0.569 compare
- 78 Palestine 0.561 compare
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- 81 Armenia 0.52 compare
- 82 Solomon Islands 0.516 compare
- 83 South Africa 0.512 compare
More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,240 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.735 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.901 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.876 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.735 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.475 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.505 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in Dominican Republic?
- Judicial corruption score in Dominican Republic was 0.529 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.529 in 2024.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.18 in 1931.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for judicial corruption score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.