Dominican Republic vs Germany: Democracy

Dominican Republic
7
in 2025
Germany
7
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Germany
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 7 against 7 in Germany, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Germany Difference Ahead
1860s 1.67 2 0.3333 Germany
1870s 1.4 2 0.6 Germany
1880s 2.8 2 0.8 Dominican Republic
1890s 3 2 1 Dominican Republic
1900s 2.6 2 0.6 Dominican Republic
1910s 1.2 2.2 1 Germany
1920s 2.4 6 3.6 Germany
1930s 1.8 1.9 0.1 Germany
1940s 1 0 1 Dominican Republic
1990s 6.2 7 0.8 Germany
2000s 7 7 0 β€”
2010s 7 7 0 β€”
2020s 7 7 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Germany?
Dominican Republic, at 7 against 7 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Germany?
0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Germany?
114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Germany rank globally for democracy?
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).