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Dominican Republic

Ranking: 71 / 170 | Index Value: 0.746

Dominican Republic’s Performance on the
Women, Peace, and Security Index

Compared to 25 Other Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region

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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on WPS Index since 2017.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

0 15 2017 8.1 Dominican Republic 8.8 2021 Best in Group 2021 Bahamas 11.7 Worst in Group 2021 Haiti 4.3

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Dominican Republic 49.4 2021 Best in Group 2021 Bahamas 63.3 Worst in Group 2021 Guyana 35.7

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 81 Dominican Republic 95.7 2021 Best in Group 2021 Ecuador 96.8 Worst in Group 2021 Guatemala 57.6

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 55.8 Dominican Republic 54.1 2021 Best in Group 2021 Jamaica 77.8 Worst in Group 2021 El Salvador 24.4

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 24.3 Dominican Republic 25.7 2021 Best in Group 2021 Cuba 53.4 Worst in Group 2021 Brazil 14.8

Justice

Discriminatory Norms (%)

100 0 Dominican Republic 9 2017 & 2021 Best in Group 2021 Uruguay 4 Worst in Group 2021 Haiti 22

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio)

1.2 0 Dominican Republic 1.05 2017 & 2021 Best in Group 2021 Belize 1.03 Worst in Group 2021 Suriname 1.07

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women

0 100 2017 83.8 Dominican Republic 86.3 2021 Best in Group 2021 Peru 95 Worst in Group 2021 Haiti 63.8

Security

Organized Violence (Battle Deaths per 100,000)

200 0 Dominican Republic 0 2017 & 2021 Best in Group 2021 Barbados 0 Worst in Group 2021 Mexico 9.7

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 28.7 Dominican Republic 37.3 2021 Best in Group 2021 Jamaica 60.2 Worst in Group 2021 Brazil 31.5

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 Dominican Republic 10 2021 Best in Group 2021 Argentina 4 Worst in Group 2021 Barbados 27

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