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Dominican Republic vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 127th vs. 107th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Malawi
Population
11591984
22673513
Population rank 84/197 61/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 65/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Malawi
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Malawi
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 $1,801,156,775
1981 $7,561,300,000 $1,801,193,910
1982 $8,267,400,000 $1,717,379,495
1983 $9,220,600,000 $1,780,148,049
1984 $11,594,000,000 $1,758,028,656
1985 $5,044,579,979 $1,646,442,273
1986 $6,122,128,558 $1,722,586,299
1987 $5,827,050,753 $1,721,711,808
1988 $5,374,299,981 $2,008,189,508
1989 $6,686,593,060 $2,314,205,130
1990 $7,073,675,545 $2,737,087,862
1991 $9,824,483,340 $3,206,783,830
1992 $11,605,382,504 $2,618,837,835
1993 $13,081,042,400 $3,013,392,658
1994 $14,644,734,599 $1,719,864,761
1995 $16,637,370,839 $2,033,701,498
1996 $18,241,622,548 $3,319,573,750
1997 $20,017,450,041 $3,875,785,863
1998 $21,672,215,547 $2,547,609,590
1999 $22,136,579,397 $2,584,478,924
2000 $24,305,780,629 $2,537,307,580
2001 $25,601,823,688 $2,498,008,665
2002 $27,137,440,786 $5,087,328,438
2003 $21,403,167,848 $4,669,789,300
2004 $22,322,387,382 $5,058,726,350
2005 $35,777,560,684 $5,320,409,651
2006 $37,879,830,084 $5,818,279,739
2007 $43,965,458,509 $6,451,210,219
2008 $48,091,433,554 $7,743,617,352
2009 $48,223,781,477 $9,009,887,947
2010 $53,801,053,353 $10,128,323,011
2011 $57,948,261,616 $11,648,142,958
2012 $60,561,635,556 $8,773,203,178
2013 $62,555,417,415 $8,031,571,928
2014 $67,014,329,100 $8,801,326,169
2015 $70,966,782,572 $9,219,474,379
2016 $75,552,902,636 $7,909,868,618
2017 $79,070,274,743 $8,943,543,794
2018 $84,994,732,049 $9,879,231,592
2019 $89,146,130,745 $11,051,865,580
2020 $78,546,672,407 $11,769,313,598
2021 $94,850,719,517 $12,378,129,751
2022 $113,478,087,135 $12,429,060,151
2023 $120,456,239,154 $12,712,150,082
2024 $124,282,245,639 $11,008,925,323

Dominican Republic and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Malawi
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 $287.5
1981 $1,288 $276.4
1982 $1,376 $253.3
1983 $1,500 $252.4
1984 $1,844 $239.7
1985 $784 $216.1
1986 $932 $217.9
1987 $868 $207.6
1988 $784 $229.4
1989 $955 $252.2
1990 $989 $286.7
1991 $1,346 $326
1992 $1,558 $258.4
1993 $1,722 $293
1994 $1,892 $169.2
1995 $2,109 $200.4
1996 $2,271 $321
1997 $2,449 $367
1998 $2,608 $236
1999 $2,621 $233.9
2000 $2,831 $224.2
2001 $2,936 $215.5
2002 $3,066 $428
2003 $2,383 $383
2004 $2,452 $405
2005 $3,878 $414
2006 $4,055 $441
2007 $4,650 $475
2008 $5,024 $554
2009 $4,974 $626
2010 $5,479 $683
2011 $5,827 $763
2012 $6,014 $558
2013 $6,137 $497
2014 $6,496 $530
2015 $6,801 $540
2016 $7,160 $451
2017 $7,413 $496
2018 $7,883 $533
2019 $8,183 $581
2020 $7,135 $603
2021 $8,527 $617
2022 $10,104 $604
2023 $10,630 $602
2024 $10,876 $508

Dominican Republic vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Malawi
1950 44.1 32.7
1951 44.8 32.8
1952 45.6 33
1953 46.3 33.2
1954 47.1 33.3
1955 47.9 33.6
1956 48.7 33.8
1957 49.5 34.1
1958 50.2 34.4
1959 51 34.8
1960 51.7 35
1961 52.4 35.2
1962 53.2 35.4
1963 53.8 35.6
1964 54.7 35.7
1965 52.8 35.7
1966 56 35.8
1967 56.6 35.9
1968 57.3 36.1
1969 57.9 36.3
1970 58.5 36.6
1971 59.1 37.1
1972 59.7 37.6
1973 60.2 38.4
1974 60.8 39.2
1975 61.3 40.1
1976 61.7 41
1977 62.2 42
1978 62.6 43
1979 62.4 43.7
1980 63.4 44.3
1981 63.8 44.7
1982 64.2 44.8
1983 64.6 45
1984 65.1 44.8
1985 65.6 44.6
1986 66.1 44.3
1987 66.5 43.9
1988 66.9 43.6
1989 67.3 43.5
1990 67.7 43.6
1991 68.2 43.5
1992 68.5 43.6
1993 68.9 43.6
1994 69.2 43.8
1995 69.4 43.8
1996 69.6 44
1997 69.8 44.2
1998 69.9 44.3
1999 70.2 45.1
2000 70.4 46.2
2001 70.6 47.2
2002 70.7 48.2
2003 70.9 49.6
2004 70.7 51.1
2005 71 52.5
2006 71.1 53.7
2007 71.1 54.7
2008 71.3 55.7
2009 71.6 56.7
2010 72 57.8
2011 72.5 58.9
2012 72.8 59.9
2013 73 60.8
2014 73.1 61.7
2015 73 62.3
2016 72.9 63.2
2017 73.4 63.9
2018 73.6 64.5
2019 73.1 65
2020 72.6 65.2
2021 71.8 64.8
2022 74.2 66
2023 73.7 67.4
2024 73.9 67.6
2025 74 67.7

Dominican Republic and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Malawi
Year Population
Dominican Republic Malawi
1960 3,268,336 3,628,134
1961 3,373,233 3,715,534
1962 3,479,936 3,806,307
1963 3,588,287 3,900,506
1964 3,698,559 3,997,305
1965 3,808,963 4,096,157
1966 3,921,847 4,197,926
1967 4,038,928 4,303,012
1968 4,157,189 4,411,054
1969 4,277,035 4,521,184
1970 4,399,290 4,633,944
1971 4,524,234 4,751,434
1972 4,651,883 4,874,475
1973 4,782,227 5,003,938
1974 4,914,197 5,141,337
1975 5,046,776 5,287,367
1976 5,180,404 5,443,384
1977 5,315,443 5,614,983
1978 5,451,882 5,810,132
1979 5,589,690 6,028,749
1980 5,729,037 6,265,529
1981 5,868,453 6,516,454
1982 6,007,114 6,778,879
1983 6,147,248 7,051,709
1984 6,289,040 7,332,810
1985 6,430,404 7,620,508
1986 6,571,208 7,906,480
1987 6,712,515 8,293,174
1988 6,855,734 8,753,262
1989 7,002,295 9,176,220
1990 7,151,166 9,545,852
1991 7,299,853 9,844,227
1992 7,447,474 10,135,079
1993 7,594,572 10,284,024
1994 7,741,694 10,164,894
1995 7,888,115 10,150,117
1996 8,032,894 10,352,228
1997 8,174,078 10,562,035
1998 8,310,362 10,792,876
1999 8,446,208 11,047,804
2000 8,584,190 11,315,942
2001 8,720,283 11,593,058
2002 8,852,235 11,880,440
2003 8,980,620 12,181,574
2004 9,104,892 12,500,737
2005 9,225,034 12,840,031
2006 9,341,183 13,198,701
2007 9,455,658 13,576,343
2008 9,573,130 13,976,417
2009 9,695,265 14,395,788
2010 9,820,175 14,826,463
2011 9,945,621 15,265,022
2012 10,070,411 15,709,577
2013 10,193,833 16,161,816
2014 10,315,528 16,621,538
2015 10,434,829 17,085,587
2016 10,551,430 17,557,739
2017 10,666,843 18,039,715
2018 10,782,053 18,528,081
2019 10,894,043 19,025,752
2020 11,008,300 19,533,888
2021 11,123,476 20,047,258
2022 11,230,734 20,568,728
2023 11,331,265 21,104,482
2024 11,427,557 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Malawi

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Malawi
1960 7.56 7.04
1961 7.49 7.07
1962 7.4 7.1
1963 7.3 7.13
1964 7.19 7.11
1965 7.05 7.13
1966 6.95 7.17
1967 6.76 7.21
1968 6.55 7.26
1969 6.37 7.27
1970 6.18 7.3
1971 6.01 7.31
1972 5.84 7.33
1973 5.67 7.34
1974 5.44 7.34
1975 5.24 7.36
1976 5.05 7.39
1977 4.84 7.41
1978 4.64 7.43
1979 4.47 7.47
1980 4.3 7.52
1981 4.15 7.49
1982 4.01 7.45
1983 3.95 7.36
1984 3.82 7.27
1985 3.69 7.17
1986 3.6 7.07
1987 3.53 6.97
1988 3.5 6.88
1989 3.48 6.8
1990 3.41 6.74
1991 3.35 6.68
1992 3.29 6.63
1993 3.23 6.57
1994 3.16 6.49
1995 3.1 6.39
1996 3.04 6.29
1997 2.92 6.23
1998 2.84 6.21
1999 2.85 6.12
2000 2.87 6
2001 2.83 5.94
2002 2.76 5.9
2003 2.7 5.88
2004 2.64 5.86
2005 2.57 5.85
2006 2.51 5.8
2007 2.51 5.72
2008 2.55 5.61
2009 2.57 5.45
2010 2.56 5.26
2011 2.53 5.08
2012 2.5 4.9
2013 2.47 4.76
2014 2.45 4.57
2015 2.43 4.38
2016 2.41 4.22
2017 2.4 4.11
2018 2.4 4.02
2019 2.37 3.95
2020 2.33 3.88
2021 2.29 3.79
2022 2.27 3.72
2023 2.24 3.65

Dominican Republic and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominican Republic Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Dominican Republic Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
62.9%
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
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Malawi
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
68.1%
2022
English speaking
0.15%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Malawi
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
9,601 mi
2015

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