What is rule of law index in Dominican Republic?

Rule of law index in Dominican Republic was 0.564 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.597 in 2021.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.051 in 1931.

How does Dominican Republic rank for rule of law index?

Dominican Republic ranks 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Dominican Republic

Name: Rule of 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: Rule of Law Index was 0.564 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.564

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

90th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.597

in 2021

All-time low

0.051

in 1931

Years of data

216

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Dominican Republic, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Dominican Republic is 0.564, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.597 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.051, in 1931.

That places Dominican Republic 90th 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.

Rule of Law Index in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Dominican Republic, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.098	—
1790	0.098	+0.0%
1791	0.098	+0.0%
1792	0.098	+0.0%
1793	0.098	+0.0%
1794	0.098	+0.0%
1795	0.098	+0.0%
1796	0.115	+17.3%
1797	0.115	+0.0%
1798	0.115	+0.0%
1799	0.115	+0.0%
1800	0.115	+0.0%
1801	0.115	+0.0%
1802	0.08	-30.4%
1803	0.08	+0.0%
1804	0.08	+0.0%
1805	0.091	+13.7%
1806	0.091	+0.0%
1807	0.091	+0.0%
1808	0.091	+0.0%
1809	0.165	+81.3%
1810	0.165	+0.0%
1811	0.165	+0.0%
1812	0.165	+0.0%
1813	0.165	+0.0%
1814	0.165	+0.0%
1815	0.165	+0.0%
1816	0.165	+0.0%
1817	0.165	+0.0%
1818	0.165	+0.0%
1819	0.165	+0.0%
1820	0.165	+0.0%
1821	0.165	+0.0%
1822	0.154	-6.7%
1844	0.097	-37.0%
1845	0.097	+0.0%
1846	0.097	+0.0%
1847	0.097	+0.0%
1848	0.097	+0.0%
1849	0.097	+0.0%
1850	0.097	+0.0%
1851	0.097	+0.0%
1852	0.097	+0.0%
1853	0.097	+0.0%
1854	0.097	+0.0%
1855	0.097	+0.0%
1856	0.097	+0.0%
1857	0.097	+0.0%
1858	0.097	+0.0%
1859	0.097	+0.0%
1860	0.097	+0.0%
1861	0.105	+8.2%
1862	0.105	+0.0%
1863	0.105	+0.0%
1864	0.105	+0.0%
1865	0.108	+2.9%
1866	0.254	+135.2%
1867	0.254	+0.0%
1868	0.27	+6.3%
1869	0.226	-16.3%
1870	0.226	+0.0%
1871	0.226	+0.0%
1872	0.216	-4.4%
1873	0.216	+0.0%
1874	0.216	+0.0%
1875	0.256	+18.5%
1876	0.325	+27.0%
1877	0.138	-57.5%
1878	0.174	+26.1%
1879	0.255	+46.6%
1880	0.255	+0.0%
1881	0.255	+0.0%
1882	0.232	-9.0%
1883	0.232	+0.0%
1884	0.072	-69.0%
1885	0.072	+0.0%
1886	0.072	+0.0%
1887	0.072	+0.0%
1888	0.072	+0.0%
1889	0.072	+0.0%
1890	0.072	+0.0%
1891	0.072	+0.0%
1892	0.072	+0.0%
1893	0.072	+0.0%
1894	0.072	+0.0%
1895	0.072	+0.0%
1896	0.072	+0.0%
1897	0.072	+0.0%
1898	0.072	+0.0%
1899	0.072	+0.0%
1900	0.113	+56.9%
1901	0.113	+0.0%
1902	0.113	+0.0%
1903	0.113	+0.0%
1904	0.113	+0.0%
1905	0.113	+0.0%
1906	0.139	+23.0%
1907	0.139	+0.0%
1908	0.139	+0.0%
1909	0.139	+0.0%
1910	0.139	+0.0%
1911	0.139	+0.0%
1912	0.113	-18.7%
1913	0.113	+0.0%
1914	0.113	+0.0%
1915	0.113	+0.0%
1916	0.112	-0.9%
1917	0.11	-1.8%
1918	0.11	+0.0%
1919	0.11	+0.0%
1920	0.11	+0.0%
1921	0.11	+0.0%
1922	0.11	+0.0%
1923	0.11	+0.0%
1924	0.063	-42.7%
1925	0.082	+30.2%
1926	0.082	+0.0%
1927	0.082	+0.0%
1928	0.079	-3.7%
1929	0.079	+0.0%
1930	0.052	-34.2%
1931	0.051	-1.9%
1932	0.051	+0.0%
1933	0.051	+0.0%
1934	0.051	+0.0%
1935	0.051	+0.0%
1936	0.051	+0.0%
1937	0.051	+0.0%
1938	0.051	+0.0%
1939	0.051	+0.0%
1940	0.051	+0.0%
1941	0.051	+0.0%
1942	0.051	+0.0%
1943	0.061	+19.6%
1944	0.051	-16.4%
1945	0.051	+0.0%
1946	0.051	+0.0%
1947	0.051	+0.0%
1948	0.051	+0.0%
1949	0.051	+0.0%
1950	0.051	+0.0%
1951	0.051	+0.0%
1952	0.051	+0.0%
1953	0.051	+0.0%
1954	0.051	+0.0%
1955	0.051	+0.0%
1956	0.051	+0.0%
1957	0.051	+0.0%
1958	0.051	+0.0%
1959	0.051	+0.0%
1960	0.054	+5.9%
1961	0.054	+0.0%
1962	0.134	+148.1%
1963	0.4	+198.5%
1964	0.131	-67.2%
1965	0.131	+0.0%
1966	0.111	-15.3%
1967	0.121	+9.0%
1968	0.121	+0.0%
1969	0.121	+0.0%
1970	0.118	-2.5%
1971	0.118	+0.0%
1972	0.118	+0.0%
1973	0.124	+5.1%
1974	0.119	-4.0%
1975	0.119	+0.0%
1976	0.119	+0.0%
1977	0.123	+3.4%
1978	0.176	+43.1%
1979	0.323	+83.5%
1980	0.307	-5.0%
1981	0.307	+0.0%
1982	0.307	+0.0%
1983	0.277	-9.8%
1984	0.277	+0.0%
1985	0.277	+0.0%
1986	0.277	+0.0%
1987	0.243	-12.3%
1988	0.232	-4.5%
1989	0.232	+0.0%
1990	0.229	-1.3%
1991	0.229	+0.0%
1992	0.229	+0.0%
1993	0.209	-8.7%
1994	0.202	-3.3%
1995	0.202	+0.0%
1996	0.288	+42.6%
1997	0.392	+36.1%
1998	0.394	+0.5%
1999	0.394	+0.0%
2000	0.387	-1.8%
2001	0.387	+0.0%
2002	0.38	-1.8%
2003	0.357	-6.1%
2004	0.362	+1.4%
2005	0.362	+0.0%
2006	0.362	+0.0%
2007	0.362	+0.0%
2008	0.362	+0.0%
2009	0.362	+0.0%
2010	0.359	-0.8%
2011	0.362	+0.8%
2012	0.369	+1.9%
2013	0.377	+2.2%
2014	0.373	-1.1%
2015	0.374	+0.3%
2016	0.375	+0.3%
2017	0.364	-2.9%
2018	0.342	-6.0%
2019	0.325	-5.0%
2020	0.588	+80.9%
2021	0.597	+1.5%
2022	0.587	-1.7%
2023	0.566	-3.6%
2024	0.587	+3.7%
2025	0.564	-3.9%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

Dominican Republic's 0.564 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Dominican Republic's 0.564 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.577, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.098	0.098	0.098	1
1790s	0.1048	0.098	0.115	10
1800s	0.0999	0.08	0.165	10
1810s	0.165	0.165	0.165	10
1820s	0.1613	0.154	0.165	3
1840s	0.097	0.097	0.097	6
1850s	0.097	0.097	0.097	10
1860s	0.1629	0.097	0.27	10
1870s	0.2248	0.138	0.325	10
1880s	0.1406	0.072	0.255	10
1890s	0.072	0.072	0.072	10
1900s	0.1234	0.113	0.139	10
1910s	0.1172	0.11	0.139	10
1920s	0.0907	0.063	0.11	10
1930s	0.0511	0.051	0.052	10
1940s	0.052	0.051	0.061	10
1950s	0.051	0.051	0.051	10
1960s	0.1378	0.054	0.4	10
1970s	0.1457	0.118	0.323	10
1980s	0.2736	0.232	0.307	10
1990s	0.2768	0.202	0.394	10
2000s	0.3683	0.357	0.387	10
2010s	0.362	0.325	0.377	10
2020s	0.5815	0.564	0.597	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Dominican Republic?: Rule of law index in Dominican Republic was 0.564 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.597 in 2021.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.051 in 1931.
How does Dominican Republic rank for rule of law index?: Dominican Republic ranks 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.