Dominican Republic vs Trinidad and Tobago: Justified Political Positions Score

Dominican Republic
2.12
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
2.05
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
18th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
20th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-2-10123190019622025

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.12 against 2.05 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1900s -2.18 -0.436 1.74 Trinidad and Tobago
1910s -2.18 -0.436 1.74 Trinidad and Tobago
1920s -2.18 -0.436 1.74 Trinidad and Tobago
1930s -2.18 -0.436 1.74 Trinidad and Tobago
1940s -2.18 -0.436 1.74 Trinidad and Tobago
1950s -2.18 -0.436 1.74 Trinidad and Tobago
1960s -1.43 0.4976 1.92 Trinidad and Tobago
1970s -1.46 1.07 2.52 Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.888 1.56 0.671 Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 0.888 1.56 0.671 Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 0.888 1.57 0.683 Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 0.8812 1.92 1.04 Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 2.31 2.05 0.2577 Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Dominican Republic or Trinidad and Tobago?
Dominican Republic, at 2.12 against 2.05 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.07, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for justified political positions score?
Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.