Dominican Republic vs India: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Dominican Republic and India: Dominican Republic leads on Oil Consumption (119,000) against India (3.18); Dominican Republic leads on Oil Imports (107,300) against India (3.06); India leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (2.30) against Dominican Republic (72,000). Across 111 compared metrics, Dominican Republic wins on 46 and India wins on 56.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.51 %55.9 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score69.87 points32.96 points
Radios1.44116
Televisions770,00063
Waterwaysnone16,180

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.16B $717.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars153.15B $4.52T $
Coal Revenue01.15
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.91 %9.51 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index6071
Electricity Consumption15.641.14
Electricity Exports05.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7771
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1612
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables716
Electricity Imports05.62
Electricity Installed Capacity3.84367.8
Electricity Production18.031.39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)39.33 USD per capita25.18 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient38.425.5
Gross Fixed Investment16.430
Gross National Saving21.628.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3 %5.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.1655.43
Natural Gas Exports076.45
Natural Gas Imports1.1623.96
Natural Gas Production031.54
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.29
Oil Consumption119,0003.18
Oil Exports0825,600
Oil Imports107,3003.06
Oil Production392954,000
Oil Proved Reserves05.68
Population Below Poverty Line21 people21.9 people
Public Debt34.646.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD6.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption134,0004.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.31
Refined Petroleum Products Imports108,500653,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production16,0604.9
Remittances93.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.14
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.965.25
Taxes and Other Revenues14.56.7
Unemployment Rate5.5 %4.3 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.30M130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions29.712.82
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelfouter edge of continental margin or 200 nm;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributioncoastal 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)a very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.16 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources23.51.91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.82 %21.46 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)82.768.7
Agricultural land26,024.42 sq. km1.78M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)1,288 km7,000 km
Dam capacity per capita193.22 cubic meters per inhabitant167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2,981754,562

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.16 %59.13 %
Administrative Divisions3128
Independence2715
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)17.610.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)124 %80 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.921.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)27.6 %3.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS72,0002.3
Underweight Children Under 5331.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)71,0003.07M

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %71.87 %
Human Capital Index0.490.52
Life expectancy at birth77.76 years76.09 years
Median age of population28.66 years29.19 years
Population Change84,914.9 persons14.13M persons
Population density240.61 per sq. km496.42 per sq. km
Total population11.61M persons1.48B persons
Academic Freedom Index0.90.14
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Birth Rate (%)17.4 %15.91 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.8 %66.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.97 %8.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.98M persons389.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate5.41607.69
Learning-adjusted years of school6.96 years9.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.52 people32.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)172.75164.95
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation17ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.08 %84.2 %
Physician Density2.43 people/sq km0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.78 %0.72 %
Population living in slums9.69 %5.41 %
Total deaths70,548.5 persons8.28M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)64.63 %57.51 %
Total fertility rate2.17 per woman1.93 per woman
Total net-migration-41,932.7 persons-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate30.36 per live births26.01 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.520.14
Airports32315
Civil Air Travel2393
Heliports8289

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