Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.588 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.588
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
78th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.892
in 1912
All-time low
0.562
in 2024
Years of data
182
1844–2025
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic, 1844–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.588 for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.892 in 1912 and was at its lowest, 0.562, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 182 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1844 | 0.839 | — |
| 1845 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.574 | -31.6% |
| 1862 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.81 | +41.1% |
| 1866 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.853 | +5.3% |
| 1870 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.807 | -5.4% |
| 1876 | 0.755 | -6.4% |
| 1877 | 0.855 | +13.2% |
| 1878 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.81 | -5.3% |
| 1880 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.88 | +8.6% |
| 1885 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.889 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.883 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.892 | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.795 | -10.9% |
| 1917 | 0.788 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.885 | +12.3% |
| 1925 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.84 | -5.1% |
| 1931 | 0.871 | +3.7% |
| 1932 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.862 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.831 | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.776 | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.833 | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.861 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.855 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.861 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.82 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.822 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.784 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.756 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.739 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.728 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.728 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.736 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.749 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.758 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.598 | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.584 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.58 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.572 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.562 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.588 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.839 | 0.839 | 0.839 | 6 |
| 1850s | 0.839 | 0.839 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7228 | 0.574 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8347 | 0.755 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.852 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8866 | 0.883 | 0.889 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8493 | 0.788 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8462 | 0.788 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8679 | 0.84 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.871 | 0.871 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.871 | 0.871 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.845 | 0.776 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8563 | 0.82 | 0.861 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8206 | 0.82 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7984 | 0.756 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.756 | 0.756 | 0.756 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7445 | 0.728 | 0.758 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5807 | 0.562 | 0.598 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 75 Solomon Islands 0.602 compare
- 76 Cote d'Ivoire 0.598 compare
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- 80 Sierra Leone 0.571 compare
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More social development data for Dominican Republic
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- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Dominican Republic was 0.588 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.892 in 1912.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.562 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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