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🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

DOM DO $ Dominican peso (DOP)

Every statistic we track for Dominican Republic — 113 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$32,178

#76 of 191

Life expectancy

73.6 yrs

#91 of 188

Happiness score

6.09

#64 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.51

#65 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 64.8% #82/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 64.8% #81/139 2024
Bank Branches 11.1 #85/153 2024
Current Account Balance -1.5% #90/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 43.2% #80/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 52.5% #46/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 59.6 #67/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 1.3% #22/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.5% #110/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 136.1 #66/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 353.1 #63/191 2026
GDP per Capita 12,406 #82/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 17,714 #65/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 32,178 #76/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.2% #108/184 2019
Government Debt 58.3% #78/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 38.4 #19/57 2023
Income per Person 8,022 #93/183 2018
Income per Person 8,022 #93/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 5.1% #52/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 23.2 #70/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 33.2% #80/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 18% #54/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 3.7% #62/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.2% #62/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 191,182,362,267 #66/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 5.3% #50/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.2 #91/217 2024
Median Age 28.7 #147/235 2026
Population 10.3 #85/229 2013
Population 11 #84/191 2026
Population Density 240.3 #65/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 1,240 #104/195 2025
Urban Population 72.4% #78/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 99.6% #134/214 2023
Internet Users 91% #51/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 90.4 #158/209 2022
Read News Online 61% #14/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 29.3% #64/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 5.2 #94/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.1 #57/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.6% #133/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 49.1% #5/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 28.4 #50/191 2023
Life Expectancy 73.6 #91/188 2013
Life Expectancy 72.7 #103/186 2020
Suicide Rate 4.4 #140/185 2021
Undernourishment 3.6% #97/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 73 #96/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 94.3% #17/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 3.8% #54/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 9 #87/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 339 #77/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 351 #73/79 2022
PISA Science Score 360 #76/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 3 #93/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,012 #90/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 18.9% #125/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #49/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.8 #61/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.3 #98/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 36 #103/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 36 #102/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #36/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #70/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #47/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #67/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 68 #85/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #28/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #61/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.1 #90/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #69/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #65/179 2025
Military Spending 0.8% #124/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #44/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #78/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 73.9 #35/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.6 #90/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 45% #6/17 2024
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 55% #6/17 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.2 #80/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 69.7 #44/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 14.4 #32/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 27.4 #12/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 84.7% #83/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 67.8% #9/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 7.1 #44/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 23% #82/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 14.4% #20/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4.9 #60/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 54.8 #59/141 2023
World Risk Index 13.5 #41/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 70.4% #63/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.1 #64/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #36/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.7 #62/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #111/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.7 #52/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.2 #37/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.4 #57/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #89/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 12.8% #62/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 91.6% #22/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 89.4% #25/143 2018
Interpersonal Trust (Latinobarómetro) 20% #4/17 2024
Signed a Petition 20.3% #41/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 10.5% #63/120 2017
Trust in government 4.9 #46/123 2017
Trust in parliament 4.5 #77/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.5 #69/120 2017
Trust in Science 78.8% #54/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 61.2% #88/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.4 #112/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.