Political Rights Score in Dominica
Dominica: Political Rights Score was 37 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Dominica, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 37 for political rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Dominica peaked at 39 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2017.
Dominica ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political Rights Score in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39 | — |
| 2003 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 37 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.38 | 38 | 39 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.7 | 37 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.23 % change on previous year (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 political rights score in Dominica?
- Political rights score in Dominica was 37 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2017.
- How does Dominica rank for political rights score?
- Dominica ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.