Dominican Republic vs Panama: Centralization of Political Power Index
Dominican Republic
0.21
in 2025
Panama
0.225
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
111th
Panama rank
109th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.225 against 0.21 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 111th and Panama ranks 109th of 173 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 11 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8257 | 0.7427 | 0.083 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0.8718 | 0.717 | 0.1548 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.8627 | 0.681 | 0.1817 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0.96 | 0.7061 | 0.2539 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0.9571 | 0.7225 | 0.2346 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0.959 | 0.6814 | 0.2776 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0.8532 | 0.7094 | 0.1438 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 0.8371 | 0.79 | 0.0471 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0.675 | 0.7823 | 0.1073 | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.6692 | 0.2855 | 0.3837 | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 0.4933 | 0.309 | 0.1843 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.4793 | 0.3472 | 0.1321 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.2282 | 0.2703 | 0.0422 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.225 against 0.21 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 0.015, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 111th and Panama ranks 109th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. 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 the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.