Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.456 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.456
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
121st
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.486
in 2021
All-time low
0.142
in 1961
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Dominican Republic, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Dominican Republic is 0.456, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.486 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.142, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 121st 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.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.211 | — |
| 1901 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.233 | +10.4% |
| 1917 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.235 | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.154 | -34.5% |
| 1931 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.159 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.142 | -10.7% |
| 1962 | 0.169 | +19.0% |
| 1963 | 0.325 | +92.3% |
| 1964 | 0.199 | -38.8% |
| 1965 | 0.199 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.199 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.28 | +40.7% |
| 1968 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.256 | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.374 | +46.1% |
| 1980 | 0.383 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.374 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.421 | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.401 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.411 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.423 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.428 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.432 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.429 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.443 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.455 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.457 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.436 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.437 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.428 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.444 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.486 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.45 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.462 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.471 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.456 | -3.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.456 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.456 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.554, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2198 | 0.211 | 0.233 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2348 | 0.233 | 0.235 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.154 | 0.154 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.154 | 0.154 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.154 | 0.154 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2232 | 0.142 | 0.325 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2726 | 0.256 | 0.374 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.385 | 0.374 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4126 | 0.401 | 0.423 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4299 | 0.423 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4405 | 0.428 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4615 | 0.444 | 0.486 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 egalitarian political institutions index in Dominican Republic?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Dominican Republic was 0.456 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.486 in 2021.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.142 in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 121st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.