Dominica is a unitary parliamentary republic of ten parishes, with a president elected by parliament as ceremonial head of state. It has no standing army, is a member of CARICOM, and funds growth through tourism and a citizenship-by-investment scheme.
In the 12 Axes register, Dominica leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Dominica sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with ten parishes
Representative Democracy
Parliament elects the president
Liberal
Constitutional rights, free press
Cooperation
CARICOM and OECS member
Non-Aggressive
No standing army, police force
Centrist
English official, Kalinago territory
Economic Liberal
Agriculture, tourism, citizenship by investment
Markets
Private-led agriculture and tourism economy
Free Trade
Open trade, OECS currency union
Spiritual
Constitution preamble invokes God
Conservative
Court struck down same-sex ban 2024, no union recognition
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Dominica is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Dominica is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
