🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Santo Domingo
Money4.6 / 10
Safety1.9 / 10
Health4.5 / 10
Quality of life4.3 / 10
Passport3.8 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money4.6 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$28,72182 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$10,62091 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth2.1 %143 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation3.9 %123 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment5.1 %92 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)39.0106 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2024
Reserves$15B72 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2025
Local purchasing power40.4103 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety1.9 / 10
Crime59.6121 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k10.9130 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2023
✚Health4.5 / 10
Health care, expense-adjusted10272 of 101Numbeo
Life expectancy73.9 yr116 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100027.7146 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$48996 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending4.6 % GDP134 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10002.478 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2023
Hospital beds per 10000.75136 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2023
☀Quality of life4.3 / 10
Pollution77.5101 of 115Numbeo
Purity13619 of 115Numbeo
Internet users91.0 %55 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending3.8 % GDP113 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population72.5 %80 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Mortgage to income6.995 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$30B83 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$35B75 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP51.5 %145 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$5B44 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2025
Inbound tourism2.7M ppl54 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population11.5M84 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth0.81 %114 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman2.291 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10093.7153 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity99.5 %132 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita3.0 t111 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy14.8 %124 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending0.78 % GDP29 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport3.8 / 10
No visa needed in advance71 of 198123 of 199
Visa free31 of 198
Visa on arrival37 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)3 of 198
E-visa39 of 198
Visa required88 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not