Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.74 of 1 in Dominican Republic and 0.18 of 1 in Venezuela, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0.55 of 1, or 4.06 times that in Venezuela.

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Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.74 of 1 in Dominican Republic and 0.18 of 1 in Venezuela, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0.55 of 1, or 4.06 times that in Venezuela.
Dominican RepublicVenezuela

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Dominican Republic0.74 20250.5946 of 175
Venezuela0.18 20250.3144 of 175
World0.48 20250.52

What the numbers say

  • Dominican Republic has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Venezuela.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearDominican RepublicVenezuelaWorld
20250.740.180.48
20240.710.20.49
20230.690.210.49
20220.690.210.5
20210.690.220.5
20200.660.210.51
20190.570.210.52
20180.570.210.52
20170.560.230.52
20160.570.290.52
20150.590.30.52
20140.60.310.52
20130.60.330.52
20120.610.40.53
20110.620.420.53
20100.630.420.52
20090.640.430.52
20080.640.430.52
20070.640.430.52
20060.640.450.52
20050.650.470.52
20040.660.480.51
20030.670.490.51
20020.670.50.5
20010.670.530.49
20000.670.570.49
19990.650.670.49
19980.640.730.49
19970.620.750.49
19960.540.750.48
19950.440.750.47
19940.430.750.47
19930.430.740.46
19920.430.730.44
19910.430.740.42
19900.460.740.41
19890.520.740.36
19880.520.730.36
19870.520.730.35
19860.530.730.34
19850.530.730.34
19840.530.730.33
19830.530.730.32
19820.510.730.32
19810.470.730.32
19800.470.730.32
19790.480.730.31
19780.360.730.3
19770.270.740.3
19760.270.740.29
19750.270.740.29
19740.260.740.29
19730.260.70.29
19720.260.70.29
19710.260.690.29
19700.260.690.29
19690.260.670.29
19680.260.640.3
19670.260.640.29
19660.190.640.29
19650.150.640.3
19640.150.630.3
19630.370.660.3
19620.170.660.29
19610.160.660.29
19600.150.650.28
19590.150.590.27
19580.150.260.27
19570.150.090.27
19560.150.090.26
19550.150.090.25
19540.150.090.25
19530.150.090.24
19520.150.10.24
19510.150.10.24
19500.150.10.23
19490.150.10.22
19480.150.370.22
19470.150.310.21
19460.150.180.19
19450.150.160.16
19440.150.110.14
19430.150.110.14
19420.120.110.14
19410.120.110.15
19400.120.080.15
19390.120.080.17
19380.120.070.17
19370.120.070.17
19360.120.050.17
19350.120.020.17
19340.120.020.18
19330.120.020.18
19320.120.020.19
19310.120.020.18
19300.150.020.18
19290.260.020.19
19280.270.020.19
19270.270.020.19
19260.260.020.19
19250.260.020.19
19240.180.020.19
19230.120.020.19
19220.120.020.19
19210.120.020.19
19200.120.020.18
19190.120.020.16
19180.120.020.15
19170.120.020.15
19160.160.020.15
19150.230.020.15
19140.210.020.15
19130.190.030.15
19120.210.030.15
19110.190.030.15
19100.190.030.15
19090.190.030.15
19080.20.020.15
19070.220.020.15
19060.220.030.15
1905–0.030.15
19040.220.030.14
19030.170.030.14
19020.230.030.15
19010.240.030.14
19000.240.030.14
18990.150.160.22
18980.150.170.22
18970.150.180.22
18960.150.240.22
18950.150.240.22
18940.150.230.21
18930.150.170.21
18920.150.160.21
18910.150.180.2
18900.150.180.2
18890.150.140.2
18880.140.140.2
18870.160.140.2
18860.090.140.19
18850.110.130.19
18840.160.110.2
18830.230.080.19
18820.240.080.19
18810.250.080.19
18800.190.080.19
18790.180.090.19
18780.170.120.18
18770.150.120.18
18760.260.080.19
18750.210.080.18
18740.210.080.18
18730.170.080.18
18720.170.080.18
18710.170.080.18
18700.170.090.18
18690.170.130.17
18680.180.10.17
18670.190.130.17
18660.220.130.16
18650.110.130.16
18640.050.120.16
18630.050.120.16
18620.050.050.16
18610.050.10.15
18600.080.130.15
18590.110.10.14
18580.110.110.14
18570.110.110.14
18560.130.110.13
18550.160.110.13
18540.160.110.13
18530.160.110.13
18520.160.110.13
18510.160.110.13
18500.160.110.13
18490.140.110.15
18480.150.130.13
18470.160.180.11
18460.160.190.11
18450.160.190.11
18440.160.190.11
1843–0.190.1
1842–0.190.1
1841–0.190.1
1840–0.190.1
1839–0.210.1
1838–0.20.09
1837–0.20.09
1836–0.210.1
1835–0.220.09
1834–0.220.09
1833–0.220.09
1832–0.220.09
1831–0.170.09
1830–0.170.09
1829––0.08
1828––0.08
1827––0.09
1826––0.08
1825––0.08
1824––0.08
1823––0.08
18220.03–0.08
18210.04–0.07
18200.03–0.07
18190.030.010.06
18180.030.010.06
18170.030.010.06
18160.030.010.06
18150.030.010.06
18140.030.010.05
18130.030.020.05
18120.030.050.06
18110.030.070.06
18100.030.070.06
18090.030.010.05
18080.030.010.05
18070.030.010.05
18060.010.010.05
18050.010.010.05
18040.010.010.05
18030.010.010.05
18020.010.010.05
18010.010.010.05
18000.010.010.05
17990.010.010.05
17980.010.010.06
17970.010.010.05
17960.010.010.05
17950.010.010.05
17940.010.010.05
17930.010.010.05
17920.010.010.05
17910.010.010.05
17900.010.010.05
17890.010.010.05

Each country on its own

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time