Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Democracy
Colombia
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
32nd
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 192 shared years of data; in 1810 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Colombia ranks 32nd and Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 13 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.5556 | 0.2222 | 0.3333 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.5556 | 0.2222 | 0.3333 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0.6667 | 0.4444 | 0.2222 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Dominican Republic?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 192 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Dominican Republic rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 32nd and Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.