DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic jumped eleven positions in the World Justice Project’s global ranking, driven by major improvements in criminal justice, transparency, and institutional strengthening, as Diario Libre reported from a Supreme Court of Justice press release.

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice proudly announced the Dominican Republic has been recognized by the World Justice Project (WJP) as the country with the greatest global progress in the 2025 Rule of Law Index, climbing an impressive eleven positions—from 86th to 76th place—among 143 nations evaluated.

The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index is a quantitative assessment tool that shows the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in practice. The WJP was founded by William H. Neukom and William C. Hubbard in 2006 as a presidential initiative of the American Bar Association.

The Dominican Republic’s...