Dominican Republic vs Netherlands: Free and fair elections
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Dominican Republic
- Netherlands
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.25 | 1 | 0.75 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Netherlands |
| 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 free and fair elections, Dominican Republic or Netherlands?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Dominican Republic and Netherlands?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Netherlands?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Netherlands rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Netherlands 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
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.