Free and Fair Elections Score in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Free and Fair Elections Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Free and Fair Elections Score in Dominican Republic, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections score in Dominican Republic stood at 8.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections score in Dominican Republic peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2013.
Dominican Republic ranks 20th 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.
Free and Fair Elections Score in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +14.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.2 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.33 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 20 Albania 8 compare
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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 free and fair elections score in Dominican Republic?
- Free and fair elections score in Dominican Republic was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for free and fair elections score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 20th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Free and Fair Elections Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which elections are free from irregularities, the rights to vote, run for office, and campaign are unrestricted, registration is easy, and campaigning and media access are fair.