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Canada vs Dominican Republic: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 68 of 111 metrics
Dominican Republic
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Leads on 33 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Dominican Republic: Dominican Republic leads on Oil Imports (107,300) against Canada (1.09); Dominican Republic leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (134,000) against Canada (2.44); Dominican Republic leads on Oil Consumption (119,000) against Canada (2.21). Across 111 compared metrics, Canada wins on 68 and Dominican Republic wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★84.62 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★69.87 points
Radios32.3★1.44
Televisions21.5770,000★
Waterways3,000none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★8.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★153.15B $
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %13.91 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★60
Electricity Consumption522.2★15.64
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2377★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★16
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★7
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★3.84
Electricity Production649.6★18.03
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★39.33 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.938.4★
Gross Fixed Investment23.7★16.4
Gross National Saving20.821.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★1.16
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★1.16
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.21119,000★
Oil Exports1.93★0
Oil Imports1.09107,300★
Oil Production3.48392★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★21 people
Public Debt61.334.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45134,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★108,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.0116,060★
Remittances09★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★1.27
Taxes and Other Revenues13.814.5★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %5.5 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★1.30M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8529.71★
Continental Shelf200outer edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiacoastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★4.16 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.923.5★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %6.82 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43★82.7
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★26,024.42 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★1,288 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★193.22 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★2,981

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★54.16 %
Administrative Divisions1031★
Independence127★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.16★28.13
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.717.6★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★4.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.9 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★1.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★124 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★20.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %27.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA72,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★71,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %51.09 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.49
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★77.76 years
Median age of population40.75 years★28.66 years
Population Change437,571 persons★84,914.9 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★240.61 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★11.61M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.9★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★A
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %17.4 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA62.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.97 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★2.98M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★5.41
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★6.96 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★3.52 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★172.75
Military Manpower at Military Age1618★
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %86.08 %★
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★2.43 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.78 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %9.69 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons70,548.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★64.63 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.17 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-41,932.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★30.36 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.52
Airports1,459★32
Civil Air Travel636★23
Heliports506★8

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