How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and New Zealand?

173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs New Zealand: Political Civil Liberties Index

Dominican Republic

0.922

in 2025

New Zealand

0.929

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

23rd

New Zealand rank

20th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Dominican Republic
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.929 against 0.922 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.007.

Across all 173 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 20th of 176 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.262	0.864	0.602	New Zealand
1860s	0.247	0.8954	0.6484	New Zealand
1870s	0.4678	0.9	0.4322	New Zealand
1880s	0.2769	0.9	0.6231	New Zealand
1890s	0.1699	0.9029	0.733	New Zealand
1900s	0.4994	0.9276	0.4282	New Zealand
1910s	0.412	0.8943	0.4823	New Zealand
1920s	0.3771	0.9215	0.5444	New Zealand
1930s	0.0506	0.9138	0.8632	New Zealand
1940s	0.044	0.8882	0.8442	New Zealand
1950s	0.0406	0.9122	0.8716	New Zealand
1960s	0.3249	0.9414	0.6165	New Zealand
1970s	0.4257	0.9442	0.5185	New Zealand
1980s	0.8226	0.9555	0.1329	New Zealand
1990s	0.839	0.964	0.125	New Zealand
2000s	0.8908	0.964	0.0732	New Zealand
2010s	0.8628	0.9594	0.0966	New Zealand
2020s	0.922	0.9458	0.0238	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Dominican Republic or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.929 against 0.922 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Dominican Republic and New Zealand?: 0.007, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and New Zealand?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and New Zealand rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Dominican Republic ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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