Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.803 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Dominican Republic, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.803 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.856 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.087, in 1789.
Dominican Republic ranks 62nd of 176 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.
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.087 | — |
| 1790 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.088 | +1.1% |
| 1845 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.14 | +59.1% |
| 1867 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.393 | +180.7% |
| 1901 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.354 | -9.9% |
| 1917 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.288 | -18.6% |
| 1931 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.318 | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.403 | +26.7% |
| 1964 | 0.348 | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.63 | +81.0% |
| 1967 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.683 | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.745 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.72 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.748 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.769 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.772 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.785 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.827 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.84 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.832 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.855 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.856 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.852 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.803 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.803 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.803 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 3 |
| 1840s | 0.088 | 0.088 | 0.088 | 6 |
| 1850s | 0.088 | 0.088 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1088 | 0.088 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.393 | 0.393 | 0.393 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3774 | 0.354 | 0.393 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.354 | 0.354 | 0.354 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.288 | 0.288 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.288 | 0.288 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.288 | 0.288 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4513 | 0.288 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6468 | 0.63 | 0.745 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.745 | 0.745 | 0.745 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7482 | 0.72 | 0.769 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.769 | 0.769 | 0.769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7997 | 0.772 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8287 | 0.803 | 0.856 | 6 |
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More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil society participation index in Dominican Republic?
- Women's civil society participation index in Dominican Republic was 0.803 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.856 in 2021.
- What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.087 in 1789.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for women's civil society participation index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.