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Dominican Republic vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 127th vs. 187th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Malta
Population
11591984
583596
Population rank 84/197 167/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 65/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Malta: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Malta economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Malta
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $1,666,500,000 $264,578,485
1972 $1,987,400,000 $295,106,628
1973 $2,344,800,000 $345,616,106
1974 $2,925,700,000 $376,081,124
1975 $3,599,200,000 $474,618,321
1976 $3,951,500,000 $527,936,989
1977 $4,587,100,000 $625,563,171
1978 $4,734,400,000 $793,673,402
1979 $5,498,800,000 $1,001,288,847
1980 $6,761,300,000 $1,250,198,601
1981 $7,561,300,000 $1,243,509,394
1982 $8,267,400,000 $1,234,474,404
1983 $9,220,600,000 $1,165,729,707
1984 $11,594,000,000 $1,101,807,023
1985 $5,044,579,979 $1,117,797,439
1986 $6,122,128,558 $1,435,038,441
1987 $5,827,050,753 $1,751,293,461
1988 $5,374,299,981 $2,019,503,068
1989 $6,686,593,060 $2,118,655,677
1990 $7,073,675,545 $2,547,328,748
1991 $9,824,483,340 $2,750,216,747
1992 $11,605,382,504 $3,021,942,759
1993 $13,081,042,400 $2,709,193,538
1994 $14,644,734,599 $2,998,505,428
1995 $16,637,370,839 $3,709,360,097
1996 $18,241,622,548 $3,822,489,746
1997 $20,017,450,041 $3,787,070,704
1998 $21,672,215,547 $4,010,092,091
1999 $22,136,579,397 $4,111,891,845
2000 $24,305,780,629 $4,036,809,865
2001 $25,601,823,688 $4,070,867,153
2002 $27,137,440,786 $4,455,127,398
2003 $21,403,167,848 $5,418,315,225
2004 $22,322,387,382 $6,104,141,501
2005 $35,777,560,684 $6,393,234,965
2006 $37,879,830,084 $6,749,838,862
2007 $43,965,458,509 $7,908,412,374
2008 $48,091,433,554 $9,135,419,490
2009 $48,223,781,477 $8,734,745,632
2010 $53,801,053,353 $9,097,044,182
2011 $57,948,261,616 $9,789,361,705
2012 $60,561,635,556 $9,609,532,106
2013 $62,555,417,415 $10,796,782,634
2014 $67,014,329,100 $11,888,032,862
2015 $70,966,782,572 $11,340,795,033
2016 $75,552,902,636 $12,025,782,885
2017 $79,070,274,743 $14,161,366,733
2018 $84,994,732,049 $16,153,779,511
2019 $89,146,130,745 $16,337,793,531
2020 $78,546,672,407 $16,409,900,599
2021 $94,850,719,517 $19,723,563,355
2022 $113,478,087,135 $19,239,187,084
2023 $120,456,239,154 $22,210,718,401
2024 $124,282,245,639 $24,322,006,608

Dominican Republic and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Malta
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 $828
1971 $368 $874
1972 $427 $976
1973 $490 $1,144
1974 $595 $1,245
1975 $713 $1,560
1976 $763 $1,727
1977 $863 $2,038
1978 $868 $2,559
1979 $984 $3,196
1980 $1,180 $3,948
1981 $1,288 $3,898
1982 $1,376 $3,788
1983 $1,500 $3,527
1984 $1,844 $3,333
1985 $784 $3,322
1986 $932 $4,195
1987 $868 $5,084
1988 $784 $5,814
1989 $955 $6,041
1990 $989 $7,192
1991 $1,346 $7,559
1992 $1,558 $8,220
1993 $1,722 $7,296
1994 $1,892 $8,000
1995 $2,109 $9,828
1996 $2,271 $10,062
1997 $2,449 $9,893
1998 $2,608 $10,408
1999 $2,621 $10,609
2000 $2,831 $10,348
2001 $2,936 $10,358
2002 $3,066 $11,251
2003 $2,383 $13,594
2004 $2,452 $15,212
2005 $3,878 $15,831
2006 $4,055 $16,654
2007 $4,650 $19,444
2008 $5,024 $22,315
2009 $4,974 $21,176
2010 $5,479 $21,947
2011 $5,827 $23,517
2012 $6,014 $22,878
2013 $6,137 $25,416
2014 $6,496 $27,425
2015 $6,801 $25,530
2016 $7,160 $26,459
2017 $7,413 $30,317
2018 $7,883 $33,382
2019 $8,183 $32,422
2020 $7,135 $31,834
2021 $8,527 $38,065
2022 $10,104 $36,224
2023 $10,630 $40,182
2024 $10,876 $42,347

Dominican Republic vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Malta
1950 44.1 63.5
1951 44.8 63.9
1952 45.6 64.1
1953 46.3 64.3
1954 47.1 65.1
1955 47.9 66.3
1956 48.7 66.8
1957 49.5 67.5
1958 50.2 67.8
1959 51 68.4
1960 51.7 68.4
1961 52.4 68.4
1962 53.2 69.2
1963 53.8 69.2
1964 54.7 69.3
1965 52.8 69.5
1966 56 69.7
1967 56.6 69.8
1968 57.3 69.9
1969 57.9 70.1
1970 58.5 70.4
1971 59.1 70.1
1972 59.7 70.7
1973 60.2 71.3
1974 60.8 71.9
1975 61.3 72.1
1976 61.7 72.2
1977 62.2 72.3
1978 62.6 72.3
1979 62.4 72.5
1980 63.4 72.3
1981 63.8 72.4
1982 64.2 72.8
1983 64.6 73.1
1984 65.1 73.3
1985 65.6 73.9
1986 66.1 74.5
1987 66.5 75.3
1988 66.9 75.9
1989 67.3 76.2
1990 67.7 76.2
1991 68.2 76.5
1992 68.5 76.7
1993 68.9 76.8
1994 69.2 76.9
1995 69.4 77
1996 69.6 76.3
1997 69.8 77.3
1998 69.9 77.8
1999 70.2 77.8
2000 70.4 77.9
2001 70.6 78.9
2002 70.7 78.5
2003 70.9 78.7
2004 70.7 79.2
2005 71 79.5
2006 71.1 79.6
2007 71.1 79.7
2008 71.3 79.7
2009 71.6 80.4
2010 72 81.4
2011 72.5 80.8
2012 72.8 81.1
2013 73 81.8
2014 73.1 82.3
2015 73 82.6
2016 72.9 82.7
2017 73.4 83.1
2018 73.6 82.9
2019 73.1 82.8
2020 72.6 82.3
2021 71.8 82.3
2022 74.2 82.2
2023 73.7 83.3
2024 73.9 83.5
2025 74 83.6

Dominican Republic and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Malta
Year Population
Dominican Republic Malta
1960 3,268,336 326,550
1961 3,373,233 325,250
1962 3,479,936 323,900
1963 3,588,287 322,550
1964 3,698,559 321,250
1965 3,808,963 318,800
1966 3,921,847 315,200
1967 4,038,928 311,550
1968 4,157,189 307,900
1969 4,277,035 304,300
1970 4,399,290 302,650
1971 4,524,234 302,700
1972 4,651,883 302,450
1973 4,782,227 302,200
1974 4,914,197 301,996
1975 5,046,776 304,222
1976 5,180,404 305,774
1977 5,315,443 306,970
1978 5,451,882 310,182
1979 5,589,690 313,342
1980 5,729,037 316,645
1981 5,868,453 318,982
1982 6,007,114 325,898
1983 6,147,248 330,524
1984 6,289,040 330,593
1985 6,430,404 336,452
1986 6,571,208 342,121
1987 6,712,515 344,485
1988 6,855,734 347,325
1989 7,002,295 350,722
1990 7,151,166 354,170
1991 7,299,853 363,845
1992 7,447,474 367,618
1993 7,594,572 371,308
1994 7,741,694 374,797
1995 7,888,115 377,419
1996 8,032,894 379,905
1997 8,174,078 382,791
1998 8,310,362 385,287
1999 8,446,208 387,578
2000 8,584,190 390,087
2001 8,720,283 393,028
2002 8,852,235 395,969
2003 8,980,620 398,582
2004 9,104,892 401,268
2005 9,225,034 403,834
2006 9,341,183 405,308
2007 9,455,658 406,724
2008 9,573,130 409,379
2009 9,695,265 412,477
2010 9,820,175 414,508
2011 9,945,621 416,268
2012 10,070,411 420,028
2013 10,193,833 424,810
2014 10,315,528 433,481
2015 10,434,829 444,220
2016 10,551,430 454,505
2017 10,666,843 467,106
2018 10,782,053 483,903
2019 10,894,043 503,912
2020 11,008,300 515,490
2021 11,123,476 518,150
2022 11,230,734 531,113
2023 11,331,265 552,747
2024 11,427,557 574,346

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Malta

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Malta
1960 7.56 3.62
1961 7.49 3.27
1962 7.4 3.24
1963 7.3 2.9
1964 7.19 2.79
1965 7.05 2.52
1966 6.95 2.33
1967 6.76 2.24
1968 6.55 2.12
1969 6.37 2.02
1970 6.18 2.03
1971 6.01 2.06
1972 5.84 2.01
1973 5.67 1.65
1974 5.44 1.64
1975 5.24 2.27
1976 5.05 2.21
1977 4.84 2.14
1978 4.64 2.05
1979 4.47 2.1
1980 4.3 1.99
1981 4.15 1.87
1982 4.01 1.9
1983 3.95 1.92
1984 3.82 1.95
1985 3.69 1.95
1986 3.6 1.93
1987 3.53 1.97
1988 3.5 2.06
1989 3.48 2.1
1990 3.41 2.02
1991 3.35 1.99
1992 3.29 2.07
1993 3.23 1.96
1994 3.16 1.84
1995 3.1 1.77
1996 3.04 1.99
1997 2.92 1.93
1998 2.84 1.84
1999 2.85 1.73
2000 2.87 1.68
2001 2.83 1.48
2002 2.76 1.45
2003 2.7 1.48
2004 2.64 1.4
2005 2.57 1.38
2006 2.51 1.36
2007 2.51 1.35
2008 2.55 1.43
2009 2.57 1.42
2010 2.56 1.36
2011 2.53 1.45
2012 2.5 1.42
2013 2.47 1.36
2014 2.45 1.38
2015 2.43 1.37
2016 2.41 1.37
2017 2.4 1.26
2018 2.4 1.23
2019 2.37 1.14
2020 2.33 1.13
2021 2.29 1.13
2022 2.27 1.08
2023 2.24 1.06

Dominican Republic and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Malta
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Malta
1960 15.7 23.6
1961 15.6 23.8
1962 15.5 24
1963 15.4 24.2
1964 15.3 24.4
1965 15.3 24.5
1966 15.3 24.6
1967 15.4 24.8
1968 15.5 25
1969 15.6 25.5
1970 15.8 25.9
1971 16 26.3
1972 16.2 26.8
1973 16.4 27.2
1974 16.5 27.6
1975 16.8 28
1976 17 28.4
1977 17.2 28.7
1978 17.4 29.2
1979 17.6 29.6
1980 17.8 30
1981 18 30.3
1982 18.3 30.6
1983 18.5 30.9
1984 18.7 31.2
1985 18.9 31.4
1986 19.1 31.7
1987 19.3 32
1988 19.5 32.4
1989 19.7 32.7
1990 19.9 33
1991 20.1 33.3
1992 20.3 33.7
1993 20.5 34
1994 20.7 34.3
1995 20.9 34.7
1996 21.1 35.1
1997 21.4 35.5
1998 21.6 35.8
1999 21.9 36.1
2000 22.1 36.4
2001 22.4 36.7
2002 22.6 37
2003 22.9 37.4
2004 23.1 37.7
2005 23.4 38.1
2006 23.7 38.4
2007 24 38.7
2008 24.2 39
2009 24.5 39.3
2010 24.7 39.6
2011 25 39.9
2012 25.3 40.2
2013 25.6 40.4
2014 25.9 40.6
2015 26.2 40.6
2016 26.5 40.6
2017 26.8 40.5
2018 27.1 40.2
2019 27.4 39.9
2020 27.7 39.9
2021 28 40.2
2022 28.3 40.8
2023 28.7 41.4
2024 29 41.8

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Finance

Dominican Republic Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Dominican Republic Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Malta
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
94.9%
2021
English speaking
0.15%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Malta
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
1,401 mi
2001

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