What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.805 in 2021.

What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.075 in 1931.

How does Dominican Republic rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Dominican Republic

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Dominican Republic
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Dominican Republic: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.763 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.763

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

82nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.805

in 2021

All-time low

0.075

in 1931

Years of data

216

1789–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Dominican Republic, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.763 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.805 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.075, in 1931.

That places Dominican Republic 82nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Dominican Republic, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.082	—
1790	0.082	+0.0%
1791	0.082	+0.0%
1792	0.082	+0.0%
1793	0.082	+0.0%
1794	0.082	+0.0%
1795	0.082	+0.0%
1796	0.133	+62.2%
1797	0.133	+0.0%
1798	0.133	+0.0%
1799	0.133	+0.0%
1800	0.133	+0.0%
1801	0.133	+0.0%
1802	0.115	-13.5%
1803	0.124	+7.8%
1804	0.124	+0.0%
1805	0.13	+4.8%
1806	0.145	+11.5%
1807	0.145	+0.0%
1808	0.145	+0.0%
1809	0.19	+31.0%
1810	0.17	-10.5%
1811	0.17	+0.0%
1812	0.17	+0.0%
1813	0.17	+0.0%
1814	0.17	+0.0%
1815	0.17	+0.0%
1816	0.17	+0.0%
1817	0.17	+0.0%
1818	0.17	+0.0%
1819	0.17	+0.0%
1820	0.17	+0.0%
1821	0.17	+0.0%
1822	0.241	+41.8%
1844	0.199	-17.4%
1845	0.199	+0.0%
1846	0.199	+0.0%
1847	0.199	+0.0%
1848	0.199	+0.0%
1849	0.199	+0.0%
1850	0.199	+0.0%
1851	0.199	+0.0%
1852	0.199	+0.0%
1853	0.199	+0.0%
1854	0.199	+0.0%
1855	0.199	+0.0%
1856	0.199	+0.0%
1857	0.199	+0.0%
1858	0.199	+0.0%
1859	0.199	+0.0%
1860	0.199	+0.0%
1861	0.083	-58.3%
1862	0.083	+0.0%
1863	0.083	+0.0%
1864	0.083	+0.0%
1865	0.083	+0.0%
1866	0.511	+515.7%
1867	0.511	+0.0%
1868	0.511	+0.0%
1869	0.511	+0.0%
1870	0.511	+0.0%
1871	0.511	+0.0%
1872	0.511	+0.0%
1873	0.511	+0.0%
1874	0.511	+0.0%
1875	0.511	+0.0%
1876	0.551	+7.8%
1877	0.386	-29.9%
1878	0.455	+17.9%
1879	0.512	+12.5%
1880	0.512	+0.0%
1881	0.512	+0.0%
1882	0.257	-49.8%
1883	0.234	-8.9%
1884	0.139	-40.6%
1885	0.139	+0.0%
1886	0.139	+0.0%
1887	0.139	+0.0%
1888	0.139	+0.0%
1889	0.139	+0.0%
1890	0.139	+0.0%
1891	0.139	+0.0%
1892	0.139	+0.0%
1893	0.139	+0.0%
1894	0.139	+0.0%
1895	0.139	+0.0%
1896	0.139	+0.0%
1897	0.139	+0.0%
1898	0.139	+0.0%
1899	0.139	+0.0%
1900	0.321	+130.9%
1901	0.321	+0.0%
1902	0.321	+0.0%
1903	0.321	+0.0%
1904	0.321	+0.0%
1905	0.321	+0.0%
1906	0.362	+12.8%
1907	0.362	+0.0%
1908	0.362	+0.0%
1909	0.362	+0.0%
1910	0.362	+0.0%
1911	0.362	+0.0%
1912	0.34	-6.1%
1913	0.34	+0.0%
1914	0.34	+0.0%
1915	0.34	+0.0%
1916	0.188	-44.7%
1917	0.188	+0.0%
1918	0.188	+0.0%
1919	0.188	+0.0%
1920	0.188	+0.0%
1921	0.188	+0.0%
1922	0.188	+0.0%
1923	0.188	+0.0%
1924	0.188	+0.0%
1925	0.248	+31.9%
1926	0.248	+0.0%
1927	0.248	+0.0%
1928	0.248	+0.0%
1929	0.248	+0.0%
1930	0.087	-64.9%
1931	0.075	-13.8%
1932	0.075	+0.0%
1933	0.075	+0.0%
1934	0.075	+0.0%
1935	0.075	+0.0%
1936	0.075	+0.0%
1937	0.075	+0.0%
1938	0.075	+0.0%
1939	0.075	+0.0%
1940	0.075	+0.0%
1941	0.08	+6.7%
1942	0.082	+2.5%
1943	0.082	+0.0%
1944	0.082	+0.0%
1945	0.082	+0.0%
1946	0.09	+9.8%
1947	0.09	+0.0%
1948	0.09	+0.0%
1949	0.09	+0.0%
1950	0.09	+0.0%
1951	0.09	+0.0%
1952	0.09	+0.0%
1953	0.09	+0.0%
1954	0.09	+0.0%
1955	0.09	+0.0%
1956	0.09	+0.0%
1957	0.09	+0.0%
1958	0.09	+0.0%
1959	0.09	+0.0%
1960	0.09	+0.0%
1961	0.09	+0.0%
1962	0.213	+136.7%
1963	0.699	+228.2%
1964	0.321	-54.1%
1965	0.321	+0.0%
1966	0.253	-21.2%
1967	0.273	+7.9%
1968	0.302	+10.6%
1969	0.302	+0.0%
1970	0.302	+0.0%
1971	0.302	+0.0%
1972	0.302	+0.0%
1973	0.302	+0.0%
1974	0.302	+0.0%
1975	0.302	+0.0%
1976	0.302	+0.0%
1977	0.302	+0.0%
1978	0.32	+6.0%
1979	0.744	+132.5%
1980	0.744	+0.0%
1981	0.744	+0.0%
1982	0.744	+0.0%
1983	0.745	+0.1%
1984	0.716	-3.9%
1985	0.716	+0.0%
1986	0.721	+0.7%
1987	0.685	-5.0%
1988	0.662	-3.4%
1989	0.671	+1.4%
1990	0.671	+0.0%
1991	0.671	+0.0%
1992	0.671	+0.0%
1993	0.651	-3.0%
1994	0.645	-0.9%
1995	0.673	+4.3%
1996	0.709	+5.3%
1997	0.784	+10.6%
1998	0.787	+0.4%
1999	0.787	+0.0%
2000	0.787	+0.0%
2001	0.787	+0.0%
2002	0.774	-1.7%
2003	0.76	-1.8%
2004	0.76	+0.0%
2005	0.76	+0.0%
2006	0.76	+0.0%
2007	0.76	+0.0%
2008	0.76	+0.0%
2009	0.76	+0.0%
2010	0.76	+0.0%
2011	0.76	+0.0%
2012	0.761	+0.1%
2013	0.755	-0.8%
2014	0.755	+0.0%
2015	0.755	+0.0%
2016	0.751	-0.5%
2017	0.749	-0.3%
2018	0.751	+0.3%
2019	0.743	-1.1%
2020	0.801	+7.8%
2021	0.805	+0.5%
2022	0.779	-3.2%
2023	0.773	-0.8%
2024	0.763	-1.3%
2025	0.763	+0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

Dominican Republic's 0.763 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Dominican Republic's 0.763 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.082	0.082	0.082	1
1790s	0.1024	0.082	0.133	10
1800s	0.1384	0.115	0.19	10
1810s	0.17	0.17	0.17	10
1820s	0.1937	0.17	0.241	3
1840s	0.199	0.199	0.199	6
1850s	0.199	0.199	0.199	10
1860s	0.2658	0.083	0.511	10
1870s	0.497	0.386	0.551	10
1880s	0.2349	0.139	0.512	10
1890s	0.139	0.139	0.139	10
1900s	0.3374	0.321	0.362	10
1910s	0.2836	0.188	0.362	10
1920s	0.218	0.188	0.248	10
1930s	0.0762	0.075	0.087	10
1940s	0.0843	0.075	0.09	10
1950s	0.09	0.09	0.09	10
1960s	0.2864	0.09	0.699	10
1970s	0.348	0.302	0.744	10
1980s	0.7148	0.662	0.745	10
1990s	0.7049	0.645	0.787	10
2000s	0.7668	0.76	0.787	10
2010s	0.754	0.743	0.761	10
2020s	0.7807	0.763	0.805	6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

79 Bhutan 0.77 compare
79 Sri Lanka 0.77 compare
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83 Mongolia 0.762 compare
84 Peru 0.759 compare
85 North Macedonia 0.745 compare
85 Tunisia 0.745 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Dominican Republic?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Dominican Republic was 0.763 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.805 in 2021.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.075 in 1931.
How does Dominican Republic rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.