Civil Liberties Score in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Civil Liberties Score was 40 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Liberties Score in Dominican Republic, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 40 for civil liberties score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Dominican Republic peaked at 48 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.43 | 45 | 48 | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.4 | 41 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.83 | 40 | 41 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Dominican Republic?
- Civil liberties score in Dominican Republic was 40 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2008.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for civil liberties score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.