Date: February 16, 2026
Dominican Republic is a mid-size country with 0.1% of the world's population. Dominican Republic is a democratic, republic country. It has 1 world heritage site.
Dominican Republic is the 84th ranked country in population and 128th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Doctors (Per 10,000)
Literacy Rate (%)
Out of 195 countries in the world, Dominican Republic is the 81st highest ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) . This implies better investment in healthcare infrastructure or may also indicate a higher population in this country
Out of 195 countries in the world, Dominican Republic is the 109th highest ranked in Literacy Rate (%) . This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
#Dentists
Pharmacists (Per 10,000)
Potatoes prod.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Dominican Republic is the 18th worst ranked in #Dentists . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Dominican Republic is the 88th worst ranked in Rural Pop. out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Dominican Republic is the 89th worst ranked in Pharmacists (Per 10,000) . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Dominican Republic is the 90th worst ranked in Potatoes prod. . This is indicative of less focus on the production of potatoes, or scarcity of fertile land, or higher industrialisation as compared to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 2 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 84 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 86 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 76 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 75 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 73 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 60 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 49 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Haitian Creole | # People | 42,982 | 4 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | Haitian Creole as a % of total Haitian Creole speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1130 | ||
| 3 | Spanish | # People | 2,344,008 | 12 | 1126 | ||
| 4 | Spanish as a % of total Spanish speakers | % People | 0 | 12 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Standard Chinese | # People | 6,821,357 | 30 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | 1M+ Cities per 100000 ( 1M+ Cities/ Tot Pop.)* 100000 | 0 | 7 | 1129 | |||
| 2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 33 | 1128 | ||
| 3 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 123 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 163 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 108 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 59 | 1231 | |||
| 5 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 66 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 49 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 47 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 42 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 44 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 33 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 42 | 1234 | ||
| 12 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 42 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 11 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 178 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 135 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 155 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 77 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 70 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Total Medals | Count | 12 | 51 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Gold Medal | Count | 3 | 38 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | Bronze Medal | Count | 4 | 37 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 46 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 46 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 17 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 42 | 1128 | ||
| 3 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 42 | 1127 | |||
| 4 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 62 | 1127 | ||
| 5 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,228 | 69 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 134 | 1230 | |||
| 2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 128 | 1233 | |||
| 3 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 76 | 1232 | |||
| 4 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 78 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,051 | 76 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 68 | 1232 | |||
| 7 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 69 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 62 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 597 | 62 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 31 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 31 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 46 | 1127 | ||
| 4 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 56 | 1127 | ||
| 5 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 79 | 1127 | ||
| 6 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | 2023)" | 0 | 103 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 123 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 123 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 119 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 99 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 80 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 74 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 66 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 62 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 61 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 60 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 59 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 65 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 39 | 67 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 75 | 1130 | ||
| 4 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 96 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 103 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 155 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 100 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 8 | 98 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 33 | 91 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 8 | 90 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 60 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,957,360 | 64 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | Internet Users | # People | 28,115,900 | 63 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,861,863 | 58 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 58 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | Facebook users | # People | 7,098,427 | 55 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 55 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 47 | 1232 | ||
| 14 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 47 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 81 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 95 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 176 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 166 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 124 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 107 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 93 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 93 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 91 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 67 | 1234 | ||
| 9 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 29 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 103 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 105 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 106 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 90 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 85 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 85 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 84 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 83 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 44 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 109 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 109 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 102 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 88 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 83 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 81 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 77 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 73 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 73 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 72 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 71 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 69 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 62 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 62 | 1232 | ||
| 14 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 58 | 1235 | ||
| 15 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 44 | 1233 | ||
| 16 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 31 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 15 | 1232 | ||
| 18 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 15 | 1230 | ||
| 19 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 10 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 143 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 89 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 45 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 41 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 41 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 123 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 105 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 101 | 1234 | |||
| 5 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 106 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Number of Trees | Count | 1,242,331,089 | 105 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 103 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 103 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 92 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 84 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 88 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 88 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 84 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 75 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 73 | 1235 | ||
| 16 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 73 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 71 | 1232 | ||
| 18 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 68 | 1232 | ||
| 19 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 67 | 1231 | ||
| 20 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 48 | 1235 | ||
| 21 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 49 | 1232 | ||
| 22 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 46 | 1235 | ||
| 23 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 46 | 1234 | ||
| 24 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 44 | 1231 | ||
| 25 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 44 | 1232 | ||
| 26 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 38 | 1231 | ||
| 27 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 38 | 1233 | ||
| 28 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 27 | 1232 | ||
| 29 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 27 | 1233 | ||
Mother Tongue : Spanish
Literacy Rate (%) : 93.80
| Country Capital | : | Santo Domingo |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 11,743 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 76th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 74 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 5 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 9,602,434 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 63rd/195 |
| Area | : | 48,311 |
| Area Rank | : | 128th/195 |
| Total Population | : | 11,520 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 84th/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azua | 110,248 |
| 2 | Bajos de Haina | 154,973 |
| 3 | Baní | 191,399 |
| 4 | Boca Chica | 131,694 |
| 5 | Bonao | 160,469 |
| 6 | Higüey | 227,933 |
| 7 | La Romana | 164,349 |
| 8 | La Vega | 294,750 |
| 9 | Los Alcarrizos | 268,993 |
| 10 | Moca | 197,003 |
| 11 | Puerto Plata | 168,228 |
| 12 | San Cristóbal | 298,306 |
| 13 | San Francisco de Macoris | 200,344 |
| 14 | San Juan de la Maguana | 148,614 |
| 15 | San Pedro de Macorís | 251,426 |
| 16 | Santiago de los Caballeros | 816,785 |
| 17 | Santo Domingo | 1,213,808 |
| 18 | Santo Domingo Este | 1,041,485 |
| 19 | Santo Domingo Norte | 488,196 |
| 20 | Santo Domingo Oeste | 376,331 |
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