Effective Power to Govern Score in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Effective Power to Govern Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 128 countries
All-time high
9
in 2005
All-time low
8
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Effective Power to Govern Score in Dominican Republic, 2005–2025

02468102005201520252005: 92007: 92009: 92011: 92013: 92015: 82017: 82019: 82021: 82023: 82025: 8

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 8 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Dominican Republic peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2015.

Dominican Republic ranks 23rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9 9 9 3
2010s 8.4 8 9 5
2020s 8 8 8 3

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 23 Argentina 8 compare
  2. 23 Bolivia 8 compare
  3. 23 Ecuador 8 compare
  4. 23 Lesotho 8 compare
  5. 23 Malawi 8 compare
  6. 23 North Macedonia 8 compare
  7. 23 Romania 8 compare
  8. 23 Senegal 8 compare
  9. 23 South Africa 8 compare
  10. 23 Ukraine 8 compare
  11. 23 Zambia 8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective power to govern score in Dominican Republic?
Effective power to govern score in Dominican Republic was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2015.
How does Dominican Republic rank for effective power to govern score?
Dominican Republic ranks 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Effective Power to Govern Score
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.