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Liberal political institutions index in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Liberal political institutions index was 0.633 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.633
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
90th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.653
in 2021
All-time low
0.059
in 1931
Years of data
182
1844–2025

Liberal political institutions index in Dominican Republic, 1844–2025

00.20.40.6184419342025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Dominican Republic is 0.633, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.653 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.059, in 1931.

Dominican Republic ranks 90th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Liberal political institutions index in Dominican Republic, year by year

Year Value Change
1844 0.147 —
1845 0.147 +0.0%
1846 0.147 +0.0%
1847 0.147 +0.0%
1848 0.147 +0.0%
1849 0.147 +0.0%
1850 0.147 +0.0%
1851 0.147 +0.0%
1852 0.147 +0.0%
1853 0.147 +0.0%
1854 0.147 +0.0%
1855 0.147 +0.0%
1856 0.147 +0.0%
1857 0.147 +0.0%
1858 0.147 +0.0%
1859 0.147 +0.0%
1860 0.147 +0.0%
1861 0.116 -21.1%
1862 0.116 +0.0%
1863 0.116 +0.0%
1864 0.116 +0.0%
1865 0.111 -4.3%
1866 0.271 +144.1%
1867 0.271 +0.0%
1868 0.287 +5.9%
1869 0.287 +0.0%
1870 0.287 +0.0%
1871 0.287 +0.0%
1872 0.279 -2.8%
1873 0.279 +0.0%
1874 0.279 +0.0%
1875 0.279 +0.0%
1876 0.289 +3.6%
1877 0.237 -18.0%
1878 0.258 +8.9%
1879 0.277 +7.4%
1880 0.277 +0.0%
1881 0.277 +0.0%
1882 0.191 -31.0%
1883 0.185 -3.1%
1884 0.136 -26.5%
1885 0.136 +0.0%
1886 0.136 +0.0%
1887 0.136 +0.0%
1888 0.136 +0.0%
1889 0.136 +0.0%
1890 0.136 +0.0%
1891 0.136 +0.0%
1892 0.136 +0.0%
1893 0.136 +0.0%
1894 0.136 +0.0%
1895 0.136 +0.0%
1896 0.136 +0.0%
1897 0.136 +0.0%
1898 0.136 +0.0%
1899 0.136 +0.0%
1900 0.233 +71.3%
1901 0.233 +0.0%
1902 0.233 +0.0%
1903 0.202 -13.3%
1904 0.202 +0.0%
1905 0.202 +0.0%
1906 0.217 +7.4%
1907 0.217 +0.0%
1908 0.217 +0.0%
1909 0.217 +0.0%
1910 0.217 +0.0%
1911 0.217 +0.0%
1912 0.209 -3.7%
1913 0.209 +0.0%
1914 0.209 +0.0%
1915 0.209 +0.0%
1916 0.118 -43.5%
1917 0.118 +0.0%
1918 0.118 +0.0%
1919 0.118 +0.0%
1920 0.118 +0.0%
1921 0.118 +0.0%
1922 0.118 +0.0%
1923 0.118 +0.0%
1924 0.133 +12.7%
1925 0.17 +27.8%
1926 0.17 +0.0%
1927 0.17 +0.0%
1928 0.166 -2.4%
1929 0.166 +0.0%
1930 0.063 -62.0%
1931 0.059 -6.3%
1932 0.059 +0.0%
1933 0.059 +0.0%
1934 0.059 +0.0%
1935 0.059 +0.0%
1936 0.059 +0.0%
1937 0.059 +0.0%
1938 0.059 +0.0%
1939 0.059 +0.0%
1940 0.059 +0.0%
1941 0.061 +3.4%
1942 0.062 +1.6%
1943 0.077 +24.2%
1944 0.06 -22.1%
1945 0.06 +0.0%
1946 0.063 +5.0%
1947 0.063 +0.0%
1948 0.063 +0.0%
1949 0.063 +0.0%
1950 0.063 +0.0%
1951 0.063 +0.0%
1952 0.063 +0.0%
1953 0.063 +0.0%
1954 0.063 +0.0%
1955 0.063 +0.0%
1956 0.063 +0.0%
1957 0.063 +0.0%
1958 0.063 +0.0%
1959 0.063 +0.0%
1960 0.065 +3.2%
1961 0.09 +38.5%
1962 0.171 +90.0%
1963 0.417 +143.9%
1964 0.177 -57.6%
1965 0.227 +28.2%
1966 0.144 -36.6%
1967 0.155 +7.6%
1968 0.163 +5.2%
1969 0.163 +0.0%
1970 0.164 +0.6%
1971 0.164 +0.0%
1972 0.164 +0.0%
1973 0.164 +0.0%
1974 0.164 +0.0%
1975 0.164 +0.0%
1976 0.164 +0.0%
1977 0.166 +1.2%
1978 0.258 +55.4%
1979 0.455 +76.4%
1980 0.435 -4.4%
1981 0.435 +0.0%
1982 0.435 +0.0%
1983 0.402 -7.6%
1984 0.394 -2.0%
1985 0.394 +0.0%
1986 0.378 -4.1%
1987 0.358 -5.3%
1988 0.348 -2.8%
1989 0.354 +1.7%
1990 0.357 +0.8%
1991 0.357 +0.0%
1992 0.357 +0.0%
1993 0.351 -1.7%
1994 0.337 -4.0%
1995 0.346 +2.7%
1996 0.421 +21.7%
1997 0.501 +19.0%
1998 0.503 +0.4%
1999 0.503 +0.0%
2000 0.509 +1.2%
2001 0.502 -1.4%
2002 0.497 -1.0%
2003 0.495 -0.4%
2004 0.494 -0.2%
2005 0.51 +3.2%
2006 0.51 +0.0%
2007 0.515 +1.0%
2008 0.515 +0.0%
2009 0.515 +0.0%
2010 0.52 +1.0%
2011 0.505 -2.9%
2012 0.522 +3.4%
2013 0.513 -1.7%
2014 0.506 -1.4%
2015 0.506 +0.0%
2016 0.508 +0.4%
2017 0.507 -0.2%
2018 0.515 +1.6%
2019 0.521 +1.2%
2020 0.634 +21.7%
2021 0.653 +3.0%
2022 0.646 -1.1%
2023 0.633 -2.0%
2024 0.65 +2.7%
2025 0.633 -2.6%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 0.633 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 0.633 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.147 0.147 0.147 6
1850s 0.147 0.147 0.147 10
1860s 0.1838 0.111 0.287 10
1870s 0.2751 0.237 0.289 10
1880s 0.1746 0.136 0.277 10
1890s 0.136 0.136 0.136 10
1900s 0.2173 0.202 0.233 10
1910s 0.1742 0.118 0.217 10
1920s 0.1447 0.118 0.17 10
1930s 0.0594 0.059 0.063 10
1940s 0.0631 0.059 0.077 10
1950s 0.063 0.063 0.063 10
1960s 0.1772 0.065 0.417 10
1970s 0.2027 0.164 0.455 10
1980s 0.3933 0.348 0.435 10
1990s 0.4033 0.337 0.503 10
2000s 0.5062 0.494 0.515 10
2010s 0.5123 0.505 0.522 10
2020s 0.6415 0.633 0.653 6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 87 Liberia 0.653 compare
  2. 88 Malaysia 0.643 compare
  3. 88 Philippines 0.643 compare
  4. 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.619 compare
  5. 92 North Macedonia 0.61 compare
  6. 93 Georgia 0.591 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Dominican Republic?
Liberal political institutions index in Dominican Republic was 0.633 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.653 in 2021.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.059 in 1931.
How does Dominican Republic rank for liberal political institutions index?
Dominican Republic ranks 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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