Political rights score fh in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Political rights score fh was 27 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
27
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 197 countries
All-time high
33
in 2006
All-time low
26
in 2017
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Dominican Republic, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Dominican Republic is 27, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Dominican Republic peaked at 33 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2017.
That places Dominican Republic 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30 | — |
| 2003 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 32 | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.62 | 27 | 33 | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.7 | 26 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.83 | 26 | 27 | 6 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Dominican Republic?
- Political rights score fh in Dominican Republic was 27 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for political rights score fh?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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