Dominican Republic vs Tonga: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Tonga
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

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

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Tonga Difference Ahead
1840s 1.8 0 1.8 Dominican Republic
1850s 3 0 3 Dominican Republic
1860s 1.1 0 1.1 Dominican Republic
1870s 1.4 0 1.4 Dominican Republic
1880s 2.8 0 2.8 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 2.4 Dominican Republic
1930s 1.8 0 1.8 Dominican Republic
1940s 1.6 0 1.6 Dominican Republic
1950s 1.4 0 1.4 Dominican Republic
1960s 1.5 0 1.5 Dominican Republic
1970s 3.7 0 3.7 Dominican Republic
1980s 7 0 7 Dominican Republic
1990s 6.2 0 6.2 Dominican Republic
2000s 7 1.8 5.2 Dominican Republic
2010s 7 6.2 0.8 Dominican Republic
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Tonga?
Dominican Republic, at 7 against 7 in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Tonga?
0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tonga?
181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Tonga rank globally for democracy?
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Tonga 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).