Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.874 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.874
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.881
in 2020
All-time low
0.114
in 1960
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic is 0.874, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.881 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.114, in 1960.
Dominican Republic ranks 48th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.119 | — |
| 1947 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.118 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.119 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.114 | -4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.137 | +20.2% |
| 1962 | 0.307 | +124.1% |
| 1963 | 0.691 | +125.1% |
| 1964 | 0.36 | -47.9% |
| 1965 | 0.344 | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.331 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.337 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.357 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.354 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.355 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.409 | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.814 | +99.0% |
| 1980 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.775 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.775 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.774 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.745 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.732 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.742 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.748 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.707 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.773 | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.789 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.852 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.856 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.857 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.855 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.854 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.849 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.841 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.845 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.844 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.859 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.847 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.881 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.88 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.874 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.119 | 0.119 | 0.119 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1182 | 0.118 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3335 | 0.114 | 0.691 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4058 | 0.354 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7799 | 0.732 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7819 | 0.707 | 0.856 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8564 | 0.856 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8497 | 0.841 | 0.859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8782 | 0.874 | 0.881 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 284,670 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9312 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 10,298 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 57.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 638,350 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.874 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 2020.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.114 in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.