Colombia vs Dominican Republic

Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.68 of 1 in Colombia and 0.74 of 1 in Dominican Republic, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0.06 of 1, or 1.08 times that in Colombia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.68 of 1 in Colombia and 0.74 of 1 in Dominican Republic, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0.06 of 1, or 1.08 times that in Colombia.
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What the numbers say

  • Dominican Republic has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Colombia.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearColombiaDominican RepublicWorld
20250.680.740.48
20240.70.710.49
20230.710.690.49
20220.70.690.5
20210.650.690.5
20200.640.660.51
20190.650.570.52
20180.670.570.52
20170.680.560.52
20160.680.570.52
20150.680.590.52
20140.680.60.52
20130.670.60.52
20120.660.610.53
20110.660.620.53
20100.620.630.52
20090.590.640.52
20080.590.640.52
20070.580.640.52
20060.570.640.52
20050.540.650.52
20040.540.660.51
20030.540.670.51
20020.530.670.5
20010.540.670.49
20000.550.670.49
19990.540.650.49
19980.550.640.49
19970.550.620.49
19960.550.540.48
19950.560.440.47
19940.560.430.47
19930.560.430.46
19920.560.430.44
19910.520.430.42
19900.470.460.41
19890.440.520.36
19880.440.520.36
19870.450.520.35
19860.450.530.34
19850.450.530.34
19840.460.530.33
19830.470.530.32
19820.410.510.32
19810.410.470.32
19800.410.470.32
19790.410.480.31
19780.420.360.3
19770.450.270.3
19760.450.270.29
19750.450.270.29
19740.410.260.29
19730.370.260.29
19720.370.260.29
19710.360.260.29
19700.350.260.29
19690.360.260.29
19680.360.260.3
19670.360.260.29
19660.360.190.29
19650.360.150.3
19640.350.150.3
19630.360.370.3
19620.360.170.29
19610.350.160.29
19600.350.150.28
19590.330.150.27
19580.230.150.27
19570.10.150.27
19560.10.150.26
19550.10.150.25
19540.10.150.25
19530.130.150.24
19520.180.150.24
19510.180.150.24
19500.140.150.23
19490.180.150.22
19480.210.150.22
19470.250.150.21
19460.260.150.19
19450.260.150.16
19440.240.150.14
19430.240.150.14
19420.240.120.14
19410.240.120.15
19400.250.120.15
19390.250.120.17
19380.250.120.17
19370.250.120.17
19360.250.120.17
19350.240.120.17
19340.240.120.18
19330.240.120.18
19320.240.120.19
19310.240.120.18
19300.230.150.18
19290.220.260.19
19280.220.270.19
19270.220.270.19
19260.220.260.19
19250.220.260.19
19240.220.180.19
19230.230.120.19
19220.230.120.19
19210.240.120.19
19200.240.120.18
19190.230.120.16
19180.230.120.15
19170.240.120.15
19160.240.160.15
19150.240.230.15
19140.240.210.15
19130.270.190.15
19120.270.210.15
19110.270.190.15
19100.240.190.15
19090.180.190.15
19080.190.20.15
19070.190.220.15
19060.190.220.15
19050.18–0.15
19040.190.220.14
19030.190.170.14
19020.160.230.15
19010.160.240.14
19000.160.240.14
18990.20.150.22
18980.20.150.22
18970.20.150.22
18960.20.150.22
18950.20.150.22
18940.20.150.21
18930.20.150.21
18920.20.150.21
18910.190.150.2
18900.190.150.2
18890.190.150.2
18880.190.140.2
18870.190.160.2
18860.190.090.19
18850.270.110.19
18840.270.160.2
18830.270.230.19
18820.270.240.19
18810.270.250.19
18800.270.190.19
18790.270.180.19
18780.270.170.18
18770.260.150.18
18760.260.260.19
18750.260.210.18
18740.260.210.18
18730.260.170.18
18720.250.170.18
18710.250.170.18
18700.250.170.18
18690.250.170.17
18680.250.180.17
18670.240.190.17
18660.250.220.16
18650.250.110.16
18640.250.050.16
18630.230.050.16
18620.180.050.16
18610.20.050.15
18600.270.080.15
18590.270.110.14
18580.290.110.14
18570.290.110.14
18560.270.130.13
18550.270.160.13
18540.20.160.13
18530.250.160.13
18520.250.160.13
18510.250.160.13
18500.250.160.13
18490.240.140.15
18480.230.150.13
18470.220.160.11
18460.220.160.11
18450.220.160.11
18440.220.160.11
18430.22–0.1
18420.2–0.1
18410.2–0.1
18400.2–0.1
18390.21–0.1
18380.21–0.09
18370.22–0.09
18360.23–0.1
18350.22–0.09
18340.22–0.09
18330.21–0.09
18320.21–0.09
18310.16–0.09
18300.18–0.09
18290.18–0.08
18280.19–0.08
18270.2–0.09
18260.2–0.08
18250.2–0.08
18240.2–0.08
18230.2–0.08
18220.20.030.08
18210.160.040.07
18200.110.030.07
18190.080.030.06
18180.080.030.06
18170.080.030.06
18160.080.030.06
18150.090.030.06
18140.110.030.05
18130.110.030.05
18120.110.030.06
18110.110.030.06
18100.110.030.06
1809–0.030.05
1808–0.030.05
1807–0.030.05
1806–0.010.05
1805–0.010.05
1804–0.010.05
1803–0.010.05
1802–0.010.05
1801–0.010.05
1800–0.010.05
1799–0.010.05
1798–0.010.06
1797–0.010.05
1796–0.010.05
1795–0.010.05
1794–0.010.05
1793–0.010.05
1792–0.010.05
1791–0.010.05
1790–0.010.05
1789–0.010.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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