Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 24.4%
World rank
106th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
All-time low
-0.7899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Dominican Republic, 1996–2024

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020241996: -0.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.668 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.715 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.712 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.633 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.458 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.477 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.568 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.609 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.658 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.604 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.586 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.542 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.413 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.534 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.533 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.548 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.381 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.324 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.277 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.241 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded -0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Dominican Republic peaked at -0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.7899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

Dominican Republic ranks 106th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Dominican Republic, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.6676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.3%
2000 -0.7153 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.1%
2002 -0.7125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4%
2003 -0.7899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.9%
2004 -0.6326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.9%
2005 -0.5602 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.4%
2006 -0.458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.3%
2007 -0.477 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.2%
2008 -0.5682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.1%
2009 -0.6086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.1%
2010 -0.6583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.2%
2011 -0.6042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.2%
2012 -0.5863 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.0%
2013 -0.542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.5%
2014 -0.4134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -23.7%
2015 -0.5344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +29.3%
2016 -0.5326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2017 -0.5595 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%
2018 -0.5483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.0%
2019 -0.4801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.4%
2020 -0.3813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.6%
2021 -0.3243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.9%
2022 -0.2774 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.5%
2023 -0.2412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.1%
2024 -0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -24.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6337 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.6136 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.5459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.2813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 103 Armenia -0.1424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 104 Malawi -0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 105 Moldova -0.1613 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 107 Serbia -0.2001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 108 Senegal -0.2047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 109 Indonesia -0.2066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Dominican Republic?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Dominican Republic was -0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was -0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -0.7899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Dominican Republic rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Dominican Republic ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.