Dominican Republic vs Namibia: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Namibia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

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

Across the 15 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Namibia Difference Ahead
1880s 2.67 0 2.67 Dominican Republic
1890s 3 0 3 Dominican Republic
1900s 2.6 0 2.6 Dominican Republic
1910s 1.2 0 1.2 Dominican Republic
1920s 2.4 0.8 1.6 Dominican Republic
1930s 1.8 2 0.2 Namibia
1940s 1.6 2 0.4 Namibia
1950s 1.4 2 0.6 Namibia
1960s 1.5 2 0.5 Namibia
1970s 3.7 2 1.7 Dominican Republic
1980s 7 0.8 6.2 Dominican Republic
1990s 6.2 7 0.8 Namibia
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Namibia?
Dominican Republic, at 7 against 7 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Namibia?
0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Namibia?
142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Namibia rank globally for democracy?
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Namibia 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).