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Dominican Republic vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 127th vs. 161st).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Gambia
Population
11591984
2871879
Population rank 84/197 138/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 65/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$753
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Gambia
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Gambia
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 $44,212,081
1967 $1,034,800,000 $46,695,007
1968 $1,079,100,000 $41,160,066
1969 $1,230,500,000 $45,168,072
1970 $1,485,500,000 $52,296,084
1971 $1,666,500,000 $55,728,663
1972 $1,987,400,000 $59,160,569
1973 $2,344,800,000 $75,187,749
1974 $2,925,700,000 $95,796,022
1975 $3,599,200,000 $115,179,719
1976 $3,951,500,000 $112,190,829
1977 $4,587,100,000 $138,093,099
1978 $4,734,400,000 $171,833,086
1979 $5,498,800,000 $207,112,628
1980 $6,761,300,000 $241,083,090
1981 $7,561,300,000 $218,767,743
1982 $8,267,400,000 $216,050,552
1983 $9,220,600,000 $213,448,585
1984 $11,594,000,000 $177,340,880
1985 $5,044,579,979 $225,726,359
1986 $6,122,128,558 $185,646,987
1987 $5,827,050,753 $220,626,484
1988 $5,374,299,981 $266,672,212
1989 $6,686,593,060 $284,120,329
1990 $7,073,675,545 $317,083,695
1991 $9,824,483,340 $690,311,081
1992 $11,605,382,504 $714,254,256
1993 $13,081,042,400 $755,040,974
1994 $14,644,734,599 $746,493,952
1995 $16,637,370,839 $785,999,865
1996 $18,241,622,548 $848,239,446
1997 $20,017,450,041 $803,633,342
1998 $21,672,215,547 $840,285,265
1999 $22,136,579,397 $814,724,032
2000 $24,305,780,629 $782,913,872
2001 $25,601,823,688 $687,410,645
2002 $27,137,440,786 $578,235,309
2003 $21,403,167,848 $487,038,685
2004 $22,322,387,382 $961,900,651
2005 $35,777,560,684 $1,027,701,068
2006 $37,879,830,084 $1,054,112,488
2007 $43,965,458,509 $1,279,703,047
2008 $48,091,433,554 $1,561,766,956
2009 $48,223,781,477 $1,450,142,509
2010 $53,801,053,353 $1,543,294,927
2011 $57,948,261,616 $1,409,693,597
2012 $60,561,635,556 $1,415,004,738
2013 $62,555,417,415 $1,375,609,453
2014 $67,014,329,100 $1,229,461,721
2015 $70,966,782,572 $1,378,176,609
2016 $75,552,902,636 $1,484,578,886
2017 $79,070,274,743 $1,504,909,463
2018 $84,994,732,049 $1,670,671,328
2019 $89,146,130,745 $1,813,609,692
2020 $78,546,672,407 $1,812,170,891
2021 $94,850,719,517 $2,014,158,842
2022 $113,478,087,135 $2,204,734,527
2023 $120,456,239,154 $2,396,111,021
2024 $124,282,245,639 $2,507,519,958

Dominican Republic and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Gambia
1960 $205.7 -
1961 $193.9 -
1962 $236.8 -
1963 $262.2 -
1964 $277.3 -
1965 $233.2 -
1966 $250.9 $94.4
1967 $256.2 $97
1968 $259.6 $83.1
1969 $287.7 $88.7
1970 $338 $99.8
1971 $368 $103.3
1972 $427 $106.5
1973 $490 $131.4
1974 $595 $162.6
1975 $713 $189.8
1976 $763 $179.3
1977 $863 $213.8
1978 $868 $257.6
1979 $984 $300
1980 $1,180 $338
1981 $1,288 $296
1982 $1,376 $282.1
1983 $1,500 $268.6
1984 $1,844 $214.8
1985 $784 $262.8
1986 $932 $207.7
1987 $868 $237
1988 $784 $274.9
1989 $955 $280.9
1990 $989 $301
1991 $1,346 $628
1992 $1,558 $623
1993 $1,722 $635
1994 $1,892 $608
1995 $2,109 $622
1996 $2,271 $652
1997 $2,449 $600
1998 $2,608 $610
1999 $2,621 $575
2000 $2,831 $538
2001 $2,936 $460
2002 $3,066 $377
2003 $2,383 $309
2004 $2,452 $593
2005 $3,878 $616
2006 $4,055 $615
2007 $4,650 $725
2008 $5,024 $859
2009 $4,974 $775
2010 $5,479 $801
2011 $5,827 $711
2012 $6,014 $693
2013 $6,137 $654
2014 $6,496 $568
2015 $6,801 $620
2016 $7,160 $650
2017 $7,413 $643
2018 $7,883 $696
2019 $8,183 $738
2020 $7,135 $720
2021 $8,527 $782
2022 $10,104 $836
2023 $10,630 $888
2024 $10,876 $909

Dominican Republic vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Gambia
1950 44.1 31.2
1951 44.8 31.5
1952 45.6 31.7
1953 46.3 31.9
1954 47.1 32.2
1955 47.9 32.4
1956 48.7 32.8
1957 49.5 33.1
1958 50.2 33.6
1959 51 34.1
1960 51.7 34.6
1961 52.4 35.1
1962 53.2 35.6
1963 53.8 36.1
1964 54.7 36.6
1965 52.8 37.1
1966 56 37.6
1967 56.6 38.1
1968 57.3 38.5
1969 57.9 39
1970 58.5 39.5
1971 59.1 40
1972 59.7 40.5
1973 60.2 41.1
1974 60.8 41.7
1975 61.3 42.2
1976 61.7 42.9
1977 62.2 43.4
1978 62.6 43.6
1979 62.4 44.5
1980 63.4 45
1981 63.8 44.5
1982 64.2 46.3
1983 64.6 46.9
1984 65.1 47.5
1985 65.6 48.2
1986 66.1 48.8
1987 66.5 49.4
1988 66.9 50.1
1989 67.3 50.7
1990 67.7 51.3
1991 68.2 51.9
1992 68.5 52.5
1993 68.9 53.2
1994 69.2 53.8
1995 69.4 54.3
1996 69.6 54.8
1997 69.8 55.2
1998 69.9 56
1999 70.2 56.5
2000 70.4 56.9
2001 70.6 57.3
2002 70.7 57.7
2003 70.9 58.2
2004 70.7 58.7
2005 71 59.1
2006 71.1 59.7
2007 71.1 60
2008 71.3 60.5
2009 71.6 60.7
2010 72 61.2
2011 72.5 61.6
2012 72.8 61.9
2013 73 62.3
2014 73.1 62.6
2015 73 63
2016 72.9 63.4
2017 73.4 63.7
2018 73.6 64
2019 73.1 64.4
2020 72.6 64.4
2021 71.8 63.8
2022 74.2 64.9
2023 73.7 65.9
2024 73.9 66.1
2025 74 66.3

Dominican Republic and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Gambia
Year Population
Dominican Republic Gambia
1960 3,268,336 398,060
1961 3,373,233 408,930
1962 3,479,936 420,163
1963 3,588,287 431,757
1964 3,698,559 443,687
1965 3,808,963 455,952
1966 3,921,847 468,516
1967 4,038,928 481,588
1968 4,157,189 495,269
1969 4,277,035 509,440
1970 4,399,290 524,105
1971 4,524,234 539,388
1972 4,651,883 555,370
1973 4,782,227 571,991
1974 4,914,197 589,085
1975 5,046,776 606,821
1976 5,180,404 625,667
1977 5,315,443 645,770
1978 5,451,882 667,103
1979 5,589,690 689,781
1980 5,729,037 713,913
1981 5,868,453 739,125
1982 6,007,114 765,753
1983 6,147,248 794,525
1984 6,289,040 825,631
1985 6,430,404 858,874
1986 6,571,208 894,019
1987 6,712,515 931,091
1988 6,855,734 970,160
1989 7,002,295 1,011,357
1990 7,151,166 1,054,696
1991 7,299,853 1,099,959
1992 7,447,474 1,145,582
1993 7,594,572 1,188,365
1994 7,741,694 1,227,226
1995 7,888,115 1,264,313
1996 8,032,894 1,301,410
1997 8,174,078 1,338,889
1998 8,310,362 1,376,987
1999 8,446,208 1,415,779
2000 8,584,190 1,455,084
2001 8,720,283 1,495,011
2002 8,852,235 1,535,691
2003 8,980,620 1,577,611
2004 9,104,892 1,621,312
2005 9,225,034 1,667,037
2006 9,341,183 1,715,275
2007 9,455,658 1,765,774
2008 9,573,130 1,817,852
2009 9,695,265 1,871,422
2010 9,820,175 1,926,630
2011 9,945,621 1,983,784
2012 10,070,411 2,043,094
2013 10,193,833 2,103,820
2014 10,315,528 2,164,528
2015 10,434,829 2,224,529
2016 10,551,430 2,283,769
2017 10,666,843 2,342,189
2018 10,782,053 2,399,632
2019 10,894,043 2,456,844
2020 11,008,300 2,515,733
2021 11,123,476 2,576,010
2022 11,230,734 2,636,470
2023 11,331,265 2,697,845
2024 11,427,557 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Gambia

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Gambia
1960 7.56 6.25
1961 7.49 6.23
1962 7.4 6.21
1963 7.3 6.2
1964 7.19 6.2
1965 7.05 6.19
1966 6.95 6.18
1967 6.76 6.21
1968 6.55 6.22
1969 6.37 6.25
1970 6.18 6.26
1971 6.01 6.33
1972 5.84 6.37
1973 5.67 6.41
1974 5.44 6.42
1975 5.24 6.43
1976 5.05 6.43
1977 4.84 6.43
1978 4.64 6.42
1979 4.47 6.41
1980 4.3 6.41
1981 4.15 6.4
1982 4.01 6.4
1983 3.95 6.39
1984 3.82 6.39
1985 3.69 6.36
1986 3.6 6.34
1987 3.53 6.3
1988 3.5 6.26
1989 3.48 6.25
1990 3.41 6.25
1991 3.35 6.19
1992 3.29 6.11
1993 3.23 6.03
1994 3.16 6.04
1995 3.1 5.99
1996 3.04 5.93
1997 2.92 5.85
1998 2.84 5.82
1999 2.85 5.77
2000 2.87 5.72
2001 2.83 5.67
2002 2.76 5.66
2003 2.7 5.66
2004 2.64 5.68
2005 2.57 5.71
2006 2.51 5.74
2007 2.51 5.69
2008 2.55 5.63
2009 2.57 5.57
2010 2.56 5.56
2011 2.53 5.54
2012 2.5 5.52
2013 2.47 5.39
2014 2.45 5.2
2015 2.43 5
2016 2.41 4.81
2017 2.4 4.61
2018 2.4 4.42
2019 2.37 4.33
2020 2.33 4.25
2021 2.29 4.17
2022 2.27 4.08
2023 2.24 4.01

Dominican Republic and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Gambia
1960 15.7 19.4
1961 15.6 19.4
1962 15.5 19.5
1963 15.4 19.6
1964 15.3 19.6
1965 15.3 19.7
1966 15.3 19.7
1967 15.4 19.8
1968 15.5 19.7
1969 15.6 19.6
1970 15.8 19.5
1971 16 19.4
1972 16.2 19.3
1973 16.4 19.2
1974 16.5 19.1
1975 16.8 18.9
1976 17 18.8
1977 17.2 18.6
1978 17.4 18.5
1979 17.6 18.4
1980 17.8 18.2
1981 18 18.1
1982 18.3 17.9
1983 18.5 17.8
1984 18.7 17.6
1985 18.9 17.5
1986 19.1 17.4
1987 19.3 17.4
1988 19.5 17.3
1989 19.7 17.2
1990 19.9 17.2
1991 20.1 17.1
1992 20.3 17.1
1993 20.5 17
1994 20.7 16.9
1995 20.9 16.8
1996 21.1 16.7
1997 21.4 16.6
1998 21.6 16.5
1999 21.9 16.5
2000 22.1 16.5
2001 22.4 16.6
2002 22.6 16.6
2003 22.9 16.7
2004 23.1 16.8
2005 23.4 16.9
2006 23.7 17
2007 24 17.1
2008 24.2 17.2
2009 24.5 17.3
2010 24.7 17.4
2011 25 17.5
2012 25.3 17.6
2013 25.6 17.7
2014 25.9 17.8
2015 26.2 17.9
2016 26.5 18.1
2017 26.8 18.2
2018 27.1 18.4
2019 27.4 18.5
2020 27.7 18.7
2021 28 18.9
2022 28.3 19.1
2023 28.7 19.2
2024 29 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominican Republic Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
2.6%
2020
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

Dominican Republic Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Gambia
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
58.7%
2022
English speaking
0.15%
2025
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
45.9%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Gambia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
1,850 mi
2011

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