Dominican Republic vs Italy: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Dominican Republic
- Italy
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 189 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Dominican Republic or Italy?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Dominican Republic and Italy?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Italy?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Italy rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.