The duel
- +32% The Dominican Republic is 32% bigger than the median country
- +56% The Dominican Republic has 56% more people than the median country
- +0.75 years People in the median country live 0.75 years longer than in the Dominican Republic
- +36% The Dominican Republic produces 36% more per person than the median country
World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Dominican Republic is 32% bigger than the median country.
Dominican Republic: 146,839 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Dominican Republic’s coastline is 2.9 times as long as the median country’s.
Dominican Republic: 1,288 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Dominican Republic’s highest peak towers 763 m above the median country’s.
Dominican Republic: 3,098 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Dominican Republic has 56% more people than the median country.
Dominican Republic: 11.5 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Dominican Republic is 2.4 times as densely populated as the median country.
Dominican Republic: 239 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Dominican Republic are 1.1 cm taller than in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 174.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The Dominican Republic and the median country are practically level.
Dominican Republic: 161.2 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 3.5 years older than in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 27.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Dominican Republic have 0.3 more children on average than in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 2.22 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
The median country and the Dominican Republic are practically level.
Dominican Republic: 8.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Dominican Republic and the median country are practically level.
Dominican Republic: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Dominican Republic and the median country are practically level.
Dominican Republic: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Dominican Republic’s economy is 2.8 times the size of the median country’s.
Dominican Republic: $127 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Dominican Republic produces 36% more per person than the median country.
Dominican Republic: Int$28,721 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Dominican Republic than in the median country (Gini 4.6 points higher).
Dominican Republic: 39 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
The median country and the Dominican Republic are practically level.
Dominican Republic: 5.1% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, the Dominican Republic 0.8%.
Dominican Republic: 0.8% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the Dominican Republic’s.
Dominican Republic: 39% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Dominican Republic spends 4% more on health per person than the median country.
Dominican Republic: $489 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 0.75 years longer than in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 73.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Dominican Republic is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 27.7 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Dominican Republic has 45% more doctors per person than the median country.
Dominican Republic: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in the Dominican Republic are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 30.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Dominican Republic: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Dominican Republic rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 6.09 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Dominican Republic drink 19% more alcohol than in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 5.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Dominican Republic has 10% more meat per person than the median country.
Dominican Republic: 61.6 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Dominican Republic has 376 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Dominican Republic: 3,313 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Dominican Republic put in 98 more hours a year than in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 2,072 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 0.49 years longer than in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 9.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Dominican Republic welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Dominican Republic: 0.75 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in the Dominican Republic are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 91% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 100% in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 99.5% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in the Dominican Republic live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 73% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Dominican Republic 94.
Dominican Republic: 94 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as the Dominican Republic’s.
Dominican Republic: 496 km (2014) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 0.09 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 45% of the Dominican Republic, but only 31% of the median country.
Dominican Republic: 45% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 3% more CO₂ than someone in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 2.9 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 23.8% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 35% more fine dust than in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic: 12.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.8 times as likely to be murdered in the Dominican Republic as in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 10.9 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Dominican Republic are 2.2 times as deadly as in the median country.
Dominican Republic: 27.4 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Dominican Republic is on average 1.8 °C warmer than the median country.
Dominican Republic: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Dominican Republic gets 4% more rain than the median country.
Dominican Republic: 1,056 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Dominican Republic bigger than the median country?
The Dominican Republic is larger. The Dominican Republic is 32% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, the Dominican Republic or the median country?
The Dominican Republic has 56% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Dominican Republic or the median country?
People in the median country live 0.75 years longer than in the Dominican Republic. Life expectancy at birth is 73.9 years in the Dominican Republic and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in the Dominican Republic or the median country?
Men in the Dominican Republic are 1.1 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
