Dominican Republic vs Spain: Free and fair elections
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Dominican Republic
- Spain
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Spain ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 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 Spain?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Dominican Republic and Spain?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Spain 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.