Dominican Republic vs Spain: Democracy

Dominican Republic
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Spain
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Spain ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Spain Difference Ahead
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 0.9 0.1 Dominican Republic
1860s 1 0.2 0.8 Dominican Republic
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 2 1 Spain
1910s 1 2 1 Spain
1920s 1 0 1 Dominican Republic
1930s 0.1 1.7 1.6 Spain
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.8 0 0.8 Dominican Republic
1970s 1 0.7 0.3 Dominican Republic
1980s 1 2 1 Spain
1990s 1.4 2 0.6 Spain
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Spain?
Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Spain?
0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?
164 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Spain rank globally for democracy?
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).