Social Development in Dominican Republic 148 indicators covering social development for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 7 2018 down 12.5% 69th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 20,783 2025 up 1,116.1% 49th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0018 units per person 2025 up 1,001.5% 39th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 577.4% 69th Political Rights Score 27 2025 down 6.9% 94th Freedom Score 67 2025 down 4.3% 91st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,029 2025 up 37.2% 99th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 24.3% 106th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.6% 107th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 31.36 % change on previous year 2025 down 37.3% 12th Full democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 17 2018 down 5.6% 70th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year 2025 up 362.9% 66th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.459 2025 down 3.4% 126th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.888 2025 up 4.8% 57th Political Corruption Index 0.588 2025 down 19.2% 78th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.588 2025 down 19.2% 78th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.56 2024 up 16.4% 63rd Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.2239 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,187.6% 40th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0868 units per square kilometre 2023 up 410.3% 45th LGBT+ Rights Index 1.07 2019 down 48.3% 106th Forcibly displaced people 100,533 2025 up 7,265.1% 80th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Age of electoral democracy 30 years 2025 up 50.0% 90th Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Corruption Perceptions Index 36 2024 up 12.5% 103rd Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 5.18 2024 up 6.9% 95th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 4.48 2024 up 11.9% 77th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.8601 2024 down 8.2% 68th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.1558 2024 down 73.3% 167th Self-reported life satisfaction 6.09 2025 up 18.2% 63rd Happiness vs. life satisfaction 6.09 2025 up 18.2% 63rd Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 53.0% 2024 down 3.6% 52nd Homicide rate 10.92 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 43.7% 35th Homicides 1,237 homicides 2023 down 37.5% 34th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 10.92 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 43.7% 35th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 10.92 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 43.7% 35th Age of electoral democracy 30 years 2025 up 50.0% 60th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 down 100.0% 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.5441 2020 down 423.8% 85th Homicides 1,496 deaths 2018 up 145.6% 13th Child homicide rate 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 up 133.4% 15th Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.364 2020 down 458.3% 90th Homicide rate 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 up 118.6% 14th Homicide rate by age of the victim 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 up 118.6% 14th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 2,187 deaths 2021 down 19.1% 38th Homicide rate 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 28.0% 18th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 19.54 2021 down 27.7% 19th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 6.47 2030 down 1.5% 77th Age of full democracy 30 years 2025 up 50.0% 61st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →