Dominican Republic vs Romania: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Romania
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 7 against 7 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 12 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Romania |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1850s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1860s | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Romania |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Romania |
| 1880s | 2.8 | 2 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 2.6 | 2 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | Romania |
| 1920s | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Romania |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 3.7 | 1 | 2.7 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 7 | 6.4 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Romania?
- Dominican Republic, at 7 against 7 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Romania?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Romania?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).