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Dominican Republic vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 127th vs. 188th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Maldives
Population
11591984
531152
Population rank 84/197 168/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 65/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Maldives
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $1,666,500,000 $21,566,404
1972 $1,987,400,000 $25,177,138
1973 $2,344,800,000 $30,862,042
1974 $2,925,700,000 $39,120,171
1975 $3,599,200,000 $24,540,878
1976 $3,951,500,000 $22,399,467
1977 $4,587,100,000 $20,853,789
1978 $4,734,400,000 $24,369,109
1979 $5,498,800,000 $38,523,364
1980 $6,761,300,000 $42,463,576
1981 $7,561,300,000 $44,781,457
1982 $8,267,400,000 $47,911,340
1983 $9,220,600,000 $57,829,787
1984 $11,594,000,000 $109,503,546
1985 $5,044,579,979 $127,190,758
1986 $6,122,128,558 $141,882,254
1987 $5,827,050,753 $141,223,029
1988 $5,374,299,981 $168,514,513
1989 $6,686,593,060 $189,514,434
1990 $7,073,675,545 $215,043,970
1991 $9,824,483,340 $244,396,762
1992 $11,605,382,504 $284,875,809
1993 $13,081,042,400 $322,417,837
1994 $14,644,734,599 $356,014,932
1995 $16,637,370,839 $398,988,955
1996 $18,241,622,548 $450,382,328
1997 $20,017,450,041 $508,223,602
1998 $21,672,215,547 $540,096,398
1999 $22,136,579,397 $589,239,754
2000 $24,305,780,629 $624,337,145
2001 $25,601,823,688 $870,031,677
2002 $27,137,440,786 $897,031,250
2003 $21,403,167,848 $1,052,121,055
2004 $22,322,387,382 $1,226,829,563
2005 $35,777,560,684 $1,163,362,438
2006 $37,879,830,084 $1,575,200,391
2007 $43,965,458,509 $1,868,383,461
2008 $48,091,433,554 $2,271,646,188
2009 $48,223,781,477 $2,345,294,875
2010 $53,801,053,353 $2,588,176,055
2011 $57,948,261,616 $2,774,350,240
2012 $60,561,635,556 $2,886,163,997
2013 $62,555,417,415 $3,295,009,238
2014 $67,014,329,100 $3,697,353,039
2015 $70,966,782,572 $4,129,505,319
2016 $75,552,902,636 $4,409,942,624
2017 $79,070,274,743 $4,816,426,257
2018 $84,994,732,049 $5,404,344,163
2019 $89,146,130,745 $5,726,094,799
2020 $78,546,672,407 $3,712,604,583
2021 $94,850,719,517 $5,252,457,370
2022 $113,478,087,135 $6,177,118,114
2023 $120,456,239,154 $6,590,894,302
2024 $124,282,245,639 $6,975,146,349

Dominican Republic and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $368 $169.8
1972 $427 $192.2
1973 $490 $228.7
1974 $595 $281.5
1975 $713 $171.4
1976 $763 $151.8
1977 $863 $137.3
1978 $868 $156.1
1979 $984 $240.2
1980 $1,180 $257.6
1981 $1,288 $264.1
1982 $1,376 $274.8
1983 $1,500 $323
1984 $1,844 $594
1985 $784 $669
1986 $932 $720
1987 $868 $692
1988 $784 $799
1989 $955 $870
1990 $989 $957
1991 $1,346 $1,054
1992 $1,558 $1,194
1993 $1,722 $1,317
1994 $1,892 $1,419
1995 $2,109 $1,555
1996 $2,271 $1,717
1997 $2,449 $1,898
1998 $2,608 $1,980
1999 $2,621 $2,124
2000 $2,831 $2,214
2001 $2,936 $3,034
2002 $3,066 $3,076
2003 $2,383 $3,549
2004 $2,452 $4,070
2005 $3,878 $3,797
2006 $4,055 $5,019
2007 $4,650 $5,758
2008 $5,024 $6,757
2009 $4,974 $6,734
2010 $5,479 $7,174
2011 $5,827 $7,425
2012 $6,014 $7,461
2013 $6,137 $8,236
2014 $6,496 $8,939
2015 $6,801 $9,645
2016 $7,160 $9,948
2017 $7,413 $10,510
2018 $7,883 $11,423
2019 $8,183 $11,740
2020 $7,135 $7,394
2021 $8,527 $10,176
2022 $10,104 $11,786
2023 $10,630 $12,530
2024 $10,876 $13,216

Dominican Republic vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Maldives
1950 44.1 36.5
1951 44.8 37.1
1952 45.6 37
1953 46.3 36.9
1954 47.1 36.9
1955 47.9 37
1956 48.7 37.1
1957 49.5 37.3
1958 50.2 37.6
1959 51 37.9
1960 51.7 38.2
1961 52.4 38.6
1962 53.2 39.1
1963 53.8 39.6
1964 54.7 40.2
1965 52.8 40.8
1966 56 41.4
1967 56.6 42.1
1968 57.3 42.9
1969 57.9 43.7
1970 58.5 44.5
1971 59.1 45.5
1972 59.7 46.4
1973 60.2 47.5
1974 60.8 48.5
1975 61.3 49.6
1976 61.7 50.8
1977 62.2 51.8
1978 62.6 50.4
1979 62.4 53.9
1980 63.4 54.8
1981 63.8 55.7
1982 64.2 56.6
1983 64.6 57.5
1984 65.1 58.3
1985 65.6 59.2
1986 66.1 60
1987 66.5 60.8
1988 66.9 61.6
1989 67.3 62.4
1990 67.7 63.1
1991 68.2 63.9
1992 68.5 64.7
1993 68.9 65.4
1994 69.2 66.2
1995 69.4 67
1996 69.6 67.7
1997 69.8 68.5
1998 69.9 69.3
1999 70.2 70.2
2000 70.4 70.9
2001 70.6 71.7
2002 70.7 72.4
2003 70.9 73.3
2004 70.7 73
2005 71 74.8
2006 71.1 75.3
2007 71.1 75.7
2008 71.3 76
2009 71.6 76.4
2010 72 76.8
2011 72.5 77.1
2012 72.8 77.5
2013 73 77.8
2014 73.1 78.2
2015 73 78.6
2016 72.9 78.9
2017 73.4 79.2
2018 73.6 79.4
2019 73.1 79.7
2020 72.6 78.7
2021 71.8 78.1
2022 74.2 80.8
2023 73.7 81
2024 73.9 81.3
2025 74 81.5

Dominican Republic and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Maldives
Year Population
Dominican Republic Maldives
1960 3,268,336 91,189
1961 3,373,233 93,450
1962 3,479,936 95,802
1963 3,588,287 98,222
1964 3,698,559 100,662
1965 3,808,963 104,102
1966 3,921,847 108,507
1967 4,038,928 112,528
1968 4,157,189 116,075
1969 4,277,035 119,564
1970 4,399,290 123,219
1971 4,524,234 127,035
1972 4,651,883 130,968
1973 4,782,227 134,952
1974 4,914,197 138,978
1975 5,046,776 143,158
1976 5,180,404 147,525
1977 5,315,443 151,930
1978 5,451,882 156,159
1979 5,589,690 160,360
1980 5,729,037 164,835
1981 5,868,453 169,532
1982 6,007,114 174,333
1983 6,147,248 179,128
1984 6,289,040 184,198
1985 6,430,404 190,169
1986 6,571,208 196,935
1987 6,712,515 203,944
1988 6,855,734 210,885
1989 7,002,295 217,738
1990 7,151,166 224,762
1991 7,299,853 231,802
1992 7,447,474 238,543
1993 7,594,572 244,884
1994 7,741,694 250,822
1995 7,888,115 256,649
1996 8,032,894 262,347
1997 8,174,078 267,707
1998 8,310,362 272,723
1999 8,446,208 277,412
2000 8,584,190 282,019
2001 8,720,283 286,767
2002 8,852,235 291,616
2003 8,980,620 296,491
2004 9,104,892 301,413
2005 9,225,034 306,429
2006 9,341,183 313,851
2007 9,455,658 324,479
2008 9,573,130 336,170
2009 9,695,265 348,275
2010 9,820,175 360,792
2011 9,945,621 373,674
2012 10,070,411 386,818
2013 10,193,833 400,070
2014 10,315,528 413,617
2015 10,434,829 428,154
2016 10,551,430 443,308
2017 10,666,843 458,287
2018 10,782,053 473,099
2019 10,894,043 487,731
2020 11,008,300 502,118
2021 11,123,476 516,154
2022 11,230,734 524,106
2023 11,331,265 525,994
2024 11,427,557 527,799

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Maldives

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Maldives
1960 7.56 6.71
1961 7.49 6.79
1962 7.4 6.89
1963 7.3 6.94
1964 7.19 7
1965 7.05 7.07
1966 6.95 7.15
1967 6.76 7.23
1968 6.55 7.28
1969 6.37 7.33
1970 6.18 7.39
1971 6.01 7.38
1972 5.84 7.37
1973 5.67 7.4
1974 5.44 7.38
1975 5.24 7.32
1976 5.05 7.29
1977 4.84 7.27
1978 4.64 7.23
1979 4.47 7.23
1980 4.3 7.23
1981 4.15 7.19
1982 4.01 7.15
1983 3.95 7.09
1984 3.82 7.03
1985 3.69 6.94
1986 3.6 6.85
1987 3.53 6.73
1988 3.5 6.58
1989 3.48 6.39
1990 3.41 6.13
1991 3.35 5.8
1992 3.29 5.44
1993 3.23 5.06
1994 3.16 4.69
1995 3.1 4.29
1996 3.04 3.86
1997 2.92 3.48
1998 2.84 3.17
1999 2.85 2.9
2000 2.87 2.69
2001 2.83 2.53
2002 2.76 2.42
2003 2.7 2.34
2004 2.64 2.26
2005 2.57 2.2
2006 2.51 2.2
2007 2.51 2.29
2008 2.55 2.37
2009 2.57 2.39
2010 2.56 2.35
2011 2.53 2.31
2012 2.5 2.25
2013 2.47 2.17
2014 2.45 2.09
2015 2.43 2
2016 2.41 1.9
2017 2.4 1.8
2018 2.4 1.71
2019 2.37 1.64
2020 2.33 1.61
2021 2.29 1.6
2022 2.27 1.58
2023 2.24 1.58

Dominican Republic and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Maldives
1960 15.7 20.6
1961 15.6 20.6
1962 15.5 20.6
1963 15.4 20.6
1964 15.3 20.5
1965 15.3 19.9
1966 15.3 18.9
1967 15.4 18.2
1968 15.5 17.8
1969 15.6 17.6
1970 15.8 17.4
1971 16 17.3
1972 16.2 17.2
1973 16.4 17.2
1974 16.5 17.2
1975 16.8 17.1
1976 17 17
1977 17.2 17
1978 17.4 17
1979 17.6 16.9
1980 17.8 16.8
1981 18 16.8
1982 18.3 16.9
1983 18.5 16.9
1984 18.7 17
1985 18.9 17
1986 19.1 16.9
1987 19.3 16.7
1988 19.5 16.6
1989 19.7 16.5
1990 19.9 16.4
1991 20.1 16.4
1992 20.3 16.4
1993 20.5 16.5
1994 20.7 16.7
1995 20.9 16.9
1996 21.1 17.3
1997 21.4 17.6
1998 21.6 18
1999 21.9 18.4
2000 22.1 18.9
2001 22.4 19.3
2002 22.6 19.8
2003 22.9 20.3
2004 23.1 20.9
2005 23.4 21.5
2006 23.7 22.1
2007 24 22.7
2008 24.2 23.2
2009 24.5 23.8
2010 24.7 24.4
2011 25 25.1
2012 25.3 25.8
2013 25.6 26.5
2014 25.9 27.1
2015 26.2 27.6
2016 26.5 28
2017 26.8 28.5
2018 27.1 29
2019 27.4 29.5
2020 27.7 30.1
2021 28 30.7
2022 28.3 31.4
2023 28.7 32.1
2024 29 32.9

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Finance

Dominican Republic Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Dominican Republic Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Maldives
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
97.9%
2021
English speaking
0.15%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
91%
2024
84.7%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Maldives
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
57.8 mi
2018

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