Dominican Republic vs Maldives: Free and fair elections

Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Maldives
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Maldives, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Maldives ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.2 0 0.2 Dominican Republic
1980s 1 0 1 Dominican Republic
1990s 0.4 0 0.4 Dominican Republic
2000s 1 0.2 0.8 Dominican Republic
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Dominican Republic or Maldives?
Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Dominican Republic and Maldives?
0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Maldives?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Maldives rank globally for free and fair elections?
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.