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Dominican Republic vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 127th vs. 96th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Eritrea
Population
11591984
3667774
Population rank 84/197 131/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 65/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 83/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 72/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Eritrea
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Eritrea
1960 $672,399,700 -
1961 $654,100,200 -
1962 $824,100,000 -
1963 $940,799,900 -
1964 $1,025,599,900 -
1965 $888,100,000 -
1966 $983,900,000 -
1967 $1,034,800,000 -
1968 $1,079,100,000 -
1969 $1,230,500,000 -
1970 $1,485,500,000 -
1971 $1,666,500,000 -
1972 $1,987,400,000 -
1973 $2,344,800,000 -
1974 $2,925,700,000 -
1975 $3,599,200,000 -
1976 $3,951,500,000 -
1977 $4,587,100,000 -
1978 $4,734,400,000 -
1979 $5,498,800,000 -
1980 $6,761,300,000 -
1981 $7,561,300,000 -
1982 $8,267,400,000 -
1983 $9,220,600,000 -
1984 $11,594,000,000 -
1985 $5,044,579,979 -
1986 $6,122,128,558 -
1987 $5,827,050,753 -
1988 $5,374,299,981 -
1989 $6,686,593,060 -
1990 $7,073,675,545 -
1991 $9,824,483,340 -
1992 $11,605,382,504 $477,101,652
1993 $13,081,042,400 $467,872,715
1994 $14,644,734,599 $531,688,312
1995 $16,637,370,839 $578,015,625
1996 $18,241,622,548 $693,535,954
1997 $20,017,450,041 $686,490,090
1998 $21,672,215,547 $745,523,117
1999 $22,136,579,397 $688,918,537
2000 $24,305,780,629 $706,370,816
2001 $25,601,823,688 $752,371,689
2002 $27,137,440,786 $729,321,680
2003 $21,403,167,848 $870,248,268
2004 $22,322,387,382 $1,109,054,005
2005 $35,777,560,684 $1,098,424,686
2006 $37,879,830,084 $1,211,161,880
2007 $43,965,458,509 $1,317,974,491
2008 $48,091,433,554 $1,380,188,800
2009 $48,223,781,477 $1,856,695,551
2010 $53,801,053,353 $1,589,515,447
2011 $57,948,261,616 $2,065,001,626
2012 $60,561,635,556 -
2013 $62,555,417,415 -
2014 $67,014,329,100 -
2015 $70,966,782,572 -
2016 $75,552,902,636 -
2017 $79,070,274,743 -
2018 $84,994,732,049 -
2019 $89,146,130,745 -
2020 $78,546,672,407 -
2021 $94,850,719,517 -
2022 $113,478,087,135 -
2023 $120,456,239,154 -
2024 $124,282,245,639 -

Dominican Republic and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Eritrea
1960 $205.7 -
1961 $193.9 -
1962 $236.8 -
1963 $262.2 -
1964 $277.3 -
1965 $233.2 -
1966 $250.9 -
1967 $256.2 -
1968 $259.6 -
1969 $287.7 -
1970 $338 -
1971 $368 -
1972 $427 -
1973 $490 -
1974 $595 -
1975 $713 -
1976 $763 -
1977 $863 -
1978 $868 -
1979 $984 -
1980 $1,180 -
1981 $1,288 -
1982 $1,376 -
1983 $1,500 -
1984 $1,844 -
1985 $784 -
1986 $932 -
1987 $868 -
1988 $784 -
1989 $955 -
1990 $989 -
1991 $1,346 -
1992 $1,558 $265.2
1993 $1,722 $252.1
1994 $1,892 $277.8
1995 $2,109 $285.4
1996 $2,271 $326
1997 $2,449 $319
1998 $2,608 $342
1999 $2,621 $311
2000 $2,831 $314
2001 $2,936 $325
2002 $3,066 $305
2003 $2,383 $349
2004 $2,452 $427
2005 $3,878 $413
2006 $4,055 $448
2007 $4,650 $480
2008 $5,024 $490
2009 $4,974 $643
2010 $5,479 $540
2011 $5,827 $689
2012 $6,014 -
2013 $6,137 -
2014 $6,496 -
2015 $6,801 -
2016 $7,160 -
2017 $7,413 -
2018 $7,883 -
2019 $8,183 -
2020 $7,135 -
2021 $8,527 -
2022 $10,104 -
2023 $10,630 -
2024 $10,876 -

Dominican Republic vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Eritrea
1950 44.1 33.3
1951 44.8 33.6
1952 45.6 34
1953 46.3 34.4
1954 47.1 34.8
1955 47.9 35.2
1956 48.7 35.6
1957 49.5 30.4
1958 50.2 30.9
1959 51 37
1960 51.7 37.4
1961 52.4 37.9
1962 53.2 38.3
1963 53.8 38.8
1964 54.7 39.2
1965 52.8 39.6
1966 56 37.6
1967 56.6 40.2
1968 57.3 40.5
1969 57.9 40.8
1970 58.5 41.2
1971 59.1 41.5
1972 59.7 40.7
1973 60.2 41.1
1974 60.8 39
1975 61.3 39
1976 61.7 42.6
1977 62.2 43
1978 62.6 43.4
1979 62.4 43.8
1980 63.4 44.6
1981 63.8 45
1982 64.2 44.9
1983 64.6 37.2
1984 65.1 37.7
1985 65.6 38.6
1986 66.1 39.5
1987 66.5 47.4
1988 66.9 48.1
1989 67.3 47.8
1990 67.7 49.7
1991 68.2 50.5
1992 68.5 52.4
1993 68.9 53.2
1994 69.2 54
1995 69.4 54.8
1996 69.6 55.5
1997 69.8 56.2
1998 69.9 50
1999 70.2 44.5
2000 70.4 56.3
2001 70.6 58.4
2002 70.7 58.9
2003 70.9 59.5
2004 70.7 60.1
2005 71 60.6
2006 71.1 61.5
2007 71.1 62
2008 71.3 62.4
2009 71.6 63.2
2010 72 63.7
2011 72.5 64.2
2012 72.8 64.7
2013 73 65
2014 73.1 65.5
2015 73 65.9
2016 72.9 66.2
2017 73.4 66.6
2018 73.6 67
2019 73.1 67.3
2020 72.6 67
2021 71.8 66.9
2022 74.2 67.8
2023 73.7 68.6
2024 73.9 68.9
2025 74 69.2

Dominican Republic and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Eritrea
Year Population
Dominican Republic Eritrea
1960 3,268,336 972,547
1961 3,373,233 995,573
1962 3,479,936 1,019,788
1963 3,588,287 1,045,092
1964 3,698,559 1,071,287
1965 3,808,963 1,098,335
1966 3,921,847 1,124,957
1967 4,038,928 1,152,339
1968 4,157,189 1,181,737
1969 4,277,035 1,212,005
1970 4,399,290 1,243,453
1971 4,524,234 1,276,154
1972 4,651,883 1,309,235
1973 4,782,227 1,342,669
1974 4,914,197 1,375,688
1975 5,046,776 1,408,210
1976 5,180,404 1,443,807
1977 5,315,443 1,482,565
1978 5,451,882 1,522,378
1979 5,589,690 1,563,332
1980 5,729,037 1,605,797
1981 5,868,453 1,649,939
1982 6,007,114 1,695,461
1983 6,147,248 1,736,160
1984 6,289,040 1,771,730
1985 6,430,404 1,807,816
1986 6,571,208 1,845,164
1987 6,712,515 1,888,669
1988 6,855,734 1,938,255
1989 7,002,295 1,987,017
1990 7,151,166 2,032,737
1991 7,299,853 1,919,571
1992 7,447,474 1,798,748
1993 7,594,572 1,856,006
1994 7,741,694 1,913,915
1995 7,888,115 2,025,267
1996 8,032,894 2,128,464
1997 8,174,078 2,152,135
1998 8,310,362 2,180,419
1999 8,446,208 2,212,780
2000 8,584,190 2,247,031
2001 8,720,283 2,312,079
2002 8,852,235 2,392,978
2003 8,980,620 2,493,903
2004 9,104,892 2,598,284
2005 9,225,034 2,661,215
2006 9,341,183 2,703,502
2007 9,455,658 2,743,222
2008 9,573,130 2,816,327
2009 9,695,265 2,887,885
2010 9,820,175 2,945,186
2011 9,945,621 2,998,485
2012 10,070,411 3,036,988
2013 10,193,833 3,074,360
2014 10,315,528 3,095,173
2015 10,434,829 3,105,546
2016 10,551,430 3,124,698
2017 10,666,843 3,150,347
2018 10,782,053 3,192,760
2019 10,894,043 3,240,194
2020 11,008,300 3,291,271
2021 11,123,476 3,350,183
2022 11,230,734 3,409,447
2023 11,331,265 3,470,390
2024 11,427,557 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Eritrea
1960 7.56 6.48
1961 7.49 6.47
1962 7.4 6.5
1963 7.3 6.48
1964 7.19 6.49
1965 7.05 6.49
1966 6.95 6.5
1967 6.76 6.5
1968 6.55 6.5
1969 6.37 6.5
1970 6.18 6.54
1971 6.01 6.54
1972 5.84 6.54
1973 5.67 6.55
1974 5.44 6.57
1975 5.24 6.59
1976 5.05 6.6
1977 4.84 6.61
1978 4.64 6.61
1979 4.47 6.62
1980 4.3 6.61
1981 4.15 6.62
1982 4.01 6.63
1983 3.95 6.65
1984 3.82 6.62
1985 3.69 6.59
1986 3.6 6.56
1987 3.53 6.52
1988 3.5 6.47
1989 3.48 6.41
1990 3.41 6.34
1991 3.35 6.24
1992 3.29 6.16
1993 3.23 6.07
1994 3.16 6.01
1995 3.1 5.94
1996 3.04 5.84
1997 2.92 5.74
1998 2.84 5.63
1999 2.85 5.52
2000 2.87 5.4
2001 2.83 5.31
2002 2.76 5.23
2003 2.7 5.14
2004 2.64 5.04
2005 2.57 4.93
2006 2.51 4.88
2007 2.51 4.81
2008 2.55 4.74
2009 2.57 4.66
2010 2.56 4.57
2011 2.53 4.49
2012 2.5 4.41
2013 2.47 4.34
2014 2.45 4.27
2015 2.43 4.22
2016 2.41 4.16
2017 2.4 4.11
2018 2.4 4.06
2019 2.37 4
2020 2.33 3.93
2021 2.29 3.87
2022 2.27 3.79
2023 2.24 3.71

Dominican Republic and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Eritrea
1960 15.7 18.8
1961 15.6 18.9
1962 15.5 18.9
1963 15.4 19
1964 15.3 19
1965 15.3 19
1966 15.3 19
1967 15.4 18.9
1968 15.5 18.9
1969 15.6 18.8
1970 15.8 18.6
1971 16 18.5
1972 16.2 18.3
1973 16.4 18.2
1974 16.5 18.2
1975 16.8 18.1
1976 17 18
1977 17.2 17.9
1978 17.4 17.8
1979 17.6 17.8
1980 17.8 17.8
1981 18 17.7
1982 18.3 17.7
1983 18.5 17.7
1984 18.7 17.8
1985 18.9 17.8
1986 19.1 17.9
1987 19.3 17.9
1988 19.5 17.8
1989 19.7 17.7
1990 19.9 17.6
1991 20.1 17.6
1992 20.3 17.5
1993 20.5 17.6
1994 20.7 17.6
1995 20.9 18.1
1996 21.1 18.4
1997 21.4 18
1998 21.6 17.8
1999 21.9 17.5
2000 22.1 17.4
2001 22.4 17.5
2002 22.6 17.7
2003 22.9 18
2004 23.1 18.3
2005 23.4 18.3
2006 23.7 18.2
2007 24 18.1
2008 24.2 18.2
2009 24.5 18.4
2010 24.7 18.4
2011 25 18.5
2012 25.3 18.5
2013 25.6 18.5
2014 25.9 18.5
2015 26.2 18.4
2016 26.5 18.4
2017 26.8 18.5
2018 27.1 18.7
2019 27.4 18.9
2020 27.7 19.1
2021 28 19.3
2022 28.3 19.5
2023 28.7 19.7
2024 29 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominican Republic Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Dominican Republic Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Eritrea
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
76.6%
2018
English speaking
0.15%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
91%
2024
20%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Eritrea
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
9,942 mi
2018

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