Common Good Justifications Score in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Common Good Justifications Score was 0.733 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.733
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.733
in 2021
All-time low
-2.22
in 1964
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Common Good Justifications Score in Dominican Republic, 1900–2025

-2-101190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.733 for common good justifications score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 220.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.733 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.22, in 1964.

Dominican Republic ranks 89th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 10
1910s -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 10
1920s -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 10
1930s -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 10
1940s -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 10
1950s -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 10
1960s -2.03 -2.22 -0.344 10
1970s -2 -2.22 -1.13 10
1980s -1.13 -1.13 -1.13 10
1990s -1.13 -1.13 -1.13 10
2000s -0.658 -0.658 -0.658 10
2010s -0.7998 -0.959 -0.608 10
2020s 0.7105 0.598 0.733 6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 86 Sao Tome and Principe 0.797 compare
  2. 87 Nigeria 0.769 compare
  3. 88 Burkina Faso 0.761 compare
  4. 90 Argentina 0.7 compare
  5. 91 Syria 0.67 compare
  6. 92 Qatar 0.668 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is common good justifications score in Dominican Republic?
Common good justifications score in Dominican Republic was 0.733 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.733 in 2021.
What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -2.22 in 1964.
How does Dominican Republic rank for common good justifications score?
Dominican Republic ranks 89th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 220.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Common Good Justifications Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.