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Dominican Republic

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Santo Domingo306,813 observations

Population

11.52M

world rank #84 / 217

GDP

127.41B

world rank #65 / 186

GDP / capita

24,543.3

world rank #72 / 185

Life expectancy

73.9

world rank #116 / 217

Governance

486 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile42.5#105 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile52.8#97 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile76#65 Rule of Law0-100 percentile53.8#107

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Economy

2,359 indicators

GDPcurrent US$127.41B#65 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $24,543.3#72 GDP growth%2.1%#132 Inflation%3.9%#110

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Trade

96 indicators

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Health

3,764 indicators

Life expectancyyears73.9#116 Infant mortalityper 1k births27.7#103 Maternal mortalityper 100k124#64 Health spending% GDP4.6%#133

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Education

4,677 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross76.4%#90 Education spending% GDP3.8%#59 Adult literacy%94%#15 Primary enrollment% gross101.9%#48

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Demography

1,723 indicators

Populationpeople11.52M#84 Population growth%0.81%#114 Urban population%72.5%#69 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.2#91

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Climate

285 indicators

Electricity access% pop99.5%#5 Renewable energy share%14.8%#112 Forest area% land45%#62 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,867.4#87

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Energy

230 indicators

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Environment

366 indicators

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Agriculture

331 indicators

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Technology

352 indicators

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Society

2,232 indicators

Gini indexindex39#11 Extreme poverty% pop0.8%#4 Internet users% pop91%#49 Homicide rateper 100k10.9#64

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Risk

357 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.9#38 Hazard & exposure0-105.7#50 Vulnerability0-104.8#37

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Other

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