🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic DO / DOM #128

Nomad Score 57.0

Cities 13

Region Caribbean Community, Central American Integration System, Latin America, Hispanophone, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Digital Nomad Islands, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Islands, North America, Americas, Caribbean, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency DOP

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary presidential system

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 37/100

Press Freedom (2025) 69.9/100 #43

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.735

HDI 0.776

Regional Blocs CARICOM, CAIS

🛡 SAFETY & SECURITY

Homicide Rate (2023) 10.9/100k

Traffic Deaths (2019) 64.6/100k

Military Spending (2024) 0.8% of GDP

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary presidential system

Title	Name
President of the Dominican Republic	Luis Abinader
Vice President of the Dominican Republic	Raquel Peña de Antuña

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 37 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 69.9 / 100

Global Rank #43 / 180

Rank Change -8 vs previous year

RSF Zone Amériques

Political #30 68.6

Economic #50 51.5

Legal #12 84.4

Social #35 77.7

Safety #106 67.1

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.735

Liberal 0.505

Participatory 0.475

Deliberative 0.647

Egalitarian 0.405

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	69.9	43	68.6	51.5	84.4	77.7	67.1
2024	73.9	35	72.6	53.5	86.9	82.1	74.2
2023	71.9	43	71.5	52.5	76.5	76.4	82.5
2022	76.9	30	71.5	62.2	86.0	92.0	72.8
2021	74.4	50	-	-	-	-	93.1
2020	72.1	55	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	72.1	55	-	-	-	-	58.7
2018	73.2	59	-	-	-	-	100.0
2017	73.2	59	-	-	-	-	86.1
2016	72.1	62	-	-	-	-	54.9
2015	72.7	63	-	-	-	-	71.7
2014	72.8	68	-	-	-	-	-
2013	71.7	80	-	-	-	-	-
2012	33.3	95	-	-	-	-	-
2010	26.1	97	-	-	-	-	-
2009	26.8	98	-	-	-	-	-
2008	18.0	82	-	-	-	-	-
2007	22.8	72	-	-	-	-	-
2006	12.8	52	-	-	-	-	-
2005	12.3	51	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index