How much coast is there?

The Dominican Republic’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Puerto Rico’s.

Dominican Republic: 1,288 km (2026 edition) · Puerto Rico: 501 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The Dominican Republic’s highest peak towers 1,760 m above Puerto Rico’s.

Dominican Republic: 3,098 m (2026 edition) · Puerto Rico: 1,338 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The Dominican Republic has 3.6 times as many people as Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic: 11.5 million (2025) · Puerto Rico: 3.18 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Puerto Rico is 50% more densely populated than the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 239 per km² (2025) · Puerto Rico: 359 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Puerto Rico is 18 years older than in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 27.7 years (2023) · Puerto Rico: 45.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Dominican Republic have 1.3 more children on average than in Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic: 2.22 children per woman (2024) · Puerto Rico: 0.92 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Puerto Rico are 65 or older, versus 8.2% in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 8.2% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 25.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are practically level.

Dominican Republic: 0 (2025) · Puerto Rico: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Puerto Rico has 2 official languages, the Dominican Republic 1.

Dominican Republic: 1 (2026) · Puerto Rico: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Puerto Rico’s economy is 2% larger than the Dominican Republic’s.

Dominican Republic: $127 billion (2025) · Puerto Rico: $129 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Puerto Rico produces 82% more per person than the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: Int$28,721 (2025) · Puerto Rico: Int$52,196 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Dominican Republic: 39 (2024) · Puerto Rico: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Puerto Rico, versus 5.1% in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 5.1% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Dominican Republic: 0.8% (2024) · Puerto Rico: no data

How expensive is it?

Puerto Rico’s price level (US = 100) is 2× the Dominican Republic’s.

Dominican Republic: 39% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 78% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Dominican Republic: $489 (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

Dominican Republic: 27.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Puerto Rico: no data

How many doctors are there?

Dominican Republic: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data

How common is obesity?

42% of adults in Puerto Rico are obese, versus 31% in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 30.7% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 41.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Puerto Rico rate their lives 0.95 points higher than in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 6.09 (2025) · Puerto Rico: 7.04 (2015)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Puerto Rico drink 13% more alcohol than in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 5.2 litres (2023) · Puerto Rico: 5.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Dominican Republic: 61.6 kg (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data

How much food is there per day?

Dominican Republic: 3,313 kcal (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data

How long do people work?

Dominican Republic: 2,072 hours (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data

How long do people go to school?

Dominican Republic: 9.4 years (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data

How many tourists visit?

Puerto Rico welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as the Dominican Republic (2019).

Dominican Republic: 0.75 (2024) · Puerto Rico: 1.73 (2024)

How many World Heritage sites?

Dominican Republic: 1 (2026) · Puerto Rico: no data

How many people are online?

91% of people in the Dominican Republic are online, versus 87% in Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic: 91% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 87% (2022)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Puerto Rico have electricity, versus 100% in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 99.5% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

94% of people in Puerto Rico live in cities, versus 73% in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 73% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 94% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Puerto Rico has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Dominican Republic 94.

Dominican Republic: 94 (2024) · Puerto Rico: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Dominican Republic: 496 km (2014) · Puerto Rico: no data

How much do they fly?

Dominican Republic: 0.09 (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Puerto Rico, but only 45% of the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 45% (2023) · Puerto Rico: 56.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

Dominican Republic: 2.9 t (2024) · Puerto Rico: no data

How green is the power grid?

24% of the Dominican Republic’s electricity is renewable, versus 6.4% in Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic: 23.8% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 6.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Dominican Republic carries 68% more fine dust than in Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic: 12.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Puerto Rico: 7.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 38% more likely to be murdered in Puerto Rico than in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 10.9 per 100k (2023) · Puerto Rico: 15.1 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Dominican Republic are 2.2 times as deadly as in Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic: 27.4 per 100k (2021) · Puerto Rico: 12.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Puerto Rico is on average 0.8 °C warmer than the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Puerto Rico: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Puerto Rico gets 11% more rain than the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 1,056 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Puerto Rico: 1,168 mm (2016–2025 avg)