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Dominican Republic vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 127th vs. 135th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Moldova
Population
11591984
2358679
Population rank 84/197 145/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 65/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Moldova
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Moldova
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 $3,592,857,043
1991 $9,824,483,340 $3,094,565,871
1992 $11,605,382,504 $2,319,243,436
1993 $13,081,042,400 $2,371,813,324
1994 $14,644,734,599 $1,702,314,268
1995 $16,637,370,839 $1,752,999,370
1996 $18,241,622,548 $1,695,122,174
1997 $20,017,450,041 $1,930,081,169
1998 $21,672,215,547 $1,698,717,505
1999 $22,136,579,397 $1,170,782,957
2000 $24,305,780,629 $1,288,429,392
2001 $25,601,823,688 $1,480,673,594
2002 $27,137,440,786 $1,661,818,168
2003 $21,403,167,848 $1,980,907,435
2004 $22,322,387,382 $2,598,249,556
2005 $35,777,560,684 $2,988,342,907
2006 $37,879,830,084 $3,408,255,451
2007 $43,965,458,509 $4,401,173,152
2008 $48,091,433,554 $6,054,824,248
2009 $48,223,781,477 $5,439,434,272
2010 $53,801,053,353 $6,974,982,370
2011 $57,948,261,616 $8,414,352,020
2012 $60,561,635,556 $8,709,138,635
2013 $62,555,417,415 $9,496,717,876
2014 $67,014,329,100 $9,402,090,138
2015 $70,966,782,572 $7,797,667,197
2016 $75,552,902,636 $7,980,917,076
2017 $79,070,274,743 $9,514,404,016
2018 $84,994,732,049 $11,252,353,421
2019 $89,146,130,745 $11,736,797,055
2020 $78,546,672,407 $11,530,746,234
2021 $94,850,719,517 $13,691,869,264
2022 $113,478,087,135 $14,525,337,524
2023 $120,456,239,154 $16,711,906,746
2024 $124,282,245,639 $18,200,340,854

Dominican Republic and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Moldova
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 $1,207
1991 $1,346 $1,038
1992 $1,558 $778
1993 $1,722 $797
1994 $1,892 $574
1995 $2,109 $594
1996 $2,271 $575
1997 $2,449 $657
1998 $2,608 $579
1999 $2,621 $399
2000 $2,831 $441
2001 $2,936 $507
2002 $3,066 $571
2003 $2,383 $682
2004 $2,452 $897
2005 $3,878 $1,034
2006 $4,055 $1,183
2007 $4,650 $1,531
2008 $5,024 $2,111
2009 $4,974 $1,898
2010 $5,479 $2,437
2011 $5,827 $2,941
2012 $6,014 $3,045
2013 $6,137 $3,321
2014 $6,496 $3,290
2015 $6,801 $2,750
2016 $7,160 $2,847
2017 $7,413 $3,453
2018 $7,883 $4,156
2019 $8,183 $4,405
2020 $7,135 $4,376
2021 $8,527 $5,275
2022 $10,104 $5,744
2023 $10,630 $6,800
2024 $10,876 $7,618

Dominican Republic vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Moldova
1950 44.1 54
1951 44.8 54.5
1952 45.6 55.1
1953 46.3 55.7
1954 47.1 56.3
1955 47.9 56.9
1956 48.7 57.4
1957 49.5 58
1958 50.2 58.5
1959 51 59
1960 51.7 59.4
1961 52.4 59.9
1962 53.2 60.3
1963 53.8 60.6
1964 54.7 61
1965 52.8 61.3
1966 56 61.6
1967 56.6 61.8
1968 57.3 62
1969 57.9 62.2
1970 58.5 62.4
1971 59.1 62.7
1972 59.7 62.9
1973 60.2 63.2
1974 60.8 63.4
1975 61.3 63.7
1976 61.7 64
1977 62.2 64.2
1978 62.6 64.5
1979 62.4 64.8
1980 63.4 65.2
1981 63.8 65.6
1982 64.2 65.9
1983 64.6 66.1
1984 65.1 66.4
1985 65.6 66.9
1986 66.1 67.4
1987 66.5 67.9
1988 66.9 68.2
1989 67.3 68.2
1990 67.7 67.9
1991 68.2 67.6
1992 68.5 66.7
1993 68.9 66.7
1994 69.2 66.3
1995 69.4 66.2
1996 69.6 66.2
1997 69.8 66.5
1998 69.9 66.8
1999 70.2 67.2
2000 70.4 67.5
2001 70.6 67.7
2002 70.7 67.8
2003 70.9 67.9
2004 70.7 68
2005 71 68.2
2006 71.1 68.4
2007 71.1 68.7
2008 71.3 69
2009 71.6 69.4
2010 72 69.9
2011 72.5 70.2
2012 72.8 70.3
2013 73 70.3
2014 73.1 70.2
2015 73 70.1
2016 72.9 70.2
2017 73.4 70.4
2018 73.6 70.2
2019 73.1 70.2
2020 72.6 69.9
2021 71.8 69
2022 74.2 71.5
2023 73.7 71.2
2024 73.9 71.3
2025 74 71.5

Dominican Republic and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Moldova
Year Population
Dominican Republic Moldova
1960 3,268,336 2,058,020
1961 3,373,233 2,103,327
1962 3,479,936 2,147,227
1963 3,588,287 2,188,895
1964 3,698,559 2,228,000
1965 3,808,963 2,265,287
1966 3,921,847 2,301,871
1967 4,038,928 2,337,695
1968 4,157,189 2,373,073
1969 4,277,035 2,408,469
1970 4,399,290 2,437,590
1971 4,524,234 2,460,611
1972 4,651,883 2,484,742
1973 4,782,227 2,510,584
1974 4,914,197 2,538,164
1975 5,046,776 2,566,998
1976 5,180,404 2,596,491
1977 5,315,443 2,626,298
1978 5,451,882 2,656,211
1979 5,589,690 2,683,035
1980 5,729,037 2,708,675
1981 5,868,453 2,735,987
1982 6,007,114 2,763,101
1983 6,147,248 2,791,207
1984 6,289,040 2,820,518
1985 6,430,404 2,850,787
1986 6,571,208 2,883,057
1987 6,712,515 2,916,306
1988 6,855,734 2,948,891
1989 7,002,295 2,970,039
1990 7,151,166 2,977,912
1991 7,299,853 2,981,566
1992 7,447,474 2,980,965
1993 7,594,572 2,975,966
1994 7,741,694 2,966,745
1995 7,888,115 2,953,200
1996 8,032,894 2,947,293
1997 8,174,078 2,936,413
1998 8,310,362 2,935,227
1999 8,446,208 2,930,622
2000 8,584,190 2,924,668
2001 8,720,283 2,918,135
2002 8,852,235 2,911,385
2003 8,980,620 2,903,198
2004 9,104,892 2,896,023
2005 9,225,034 2,888,985
2006 9,341,183 2,880,967
2007 9,455,658 2,874,299
2008 9,573,130 2,868,833
2009 9,695,265 2,865,213
2010 9,820,175 2,862,354
2011 9,945,621 2,860,699
2012 10,070,411 2,860,324
2013 10,193,833 2,859,558
2014 10,315,528 2,857,815
2015 10,434,829 2,835,978
2016 10,551,430 2,803,186
2017 10,666,843 2,755,189
2018 10,782,053 2,707,203
2019 10,894,043 2,664,224
2020 11,008,300 2,635,130
2021 11,123,476 2,595,809
2022 11,230,734 2,528,654
2023 11,331,265 2,457,783
2024 11,427,557 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Moldova

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Moldova
1960 7.56 3.32
1961 7.49 3.23
1962 7.4 3.04
1963 7.3 2.89
1964 7.19 2.71
1965 7.05 2.69
1966 6.95 2.65
1967 6.76 2.62
1968 6.55 2.59
1969 6.37 2.57
1970 6.18 2.57
1971 6.01 2.56
1972 5.84 2.56
1973 5.67 2.57
1974 5.44 2.56
1975 5.24 2.52
1976 5.05 2.47
1977 4.84 2.42
1978 4.64 2.39
1979 4.47 2.38
1980 4.3 2.38
1981 4.15 2.4
1982 4.01 2.45
1983 3.95 2.58
1984 3.82 2.67
1985 3.69 2.67
1986 3.6 2.74
1987 3.53 2.78
1988 3.5 2.63
1989 3.48 2.46
1990 3.41 2.39
1991 3.35 2.28
1992 3.29 2.22
1993 3.23 2.11
1994 3.16 1.99
1995 3.1 1.83
1996 3.04 1.71
1997 2.92 1.79
1998 2.84 1.65
1999 2.85 1.56
2000 2.87 1.5
2001 2.83 1.47
2002 2.76 1.45
2003 2.7 1.48
2004 2.64 1.54
2005 2.57 1.53
2006 2.51 1.54
2007 2.51 1.58
2008 2.55 1.64
2009 2.57 1.72
2010 2.56 1.7
2011 2.53 1.65
2012 2.5 1.66
2013 2.47 1.62
2014 2.45 1.82
2015 2.43 1.87
2016 2.41 1.89
2017 2.4 1.81
2018 2.4 1.81
2019 2.37 1.78
2020 2.33 1.77
2021 2.29 1.75
2022 2.27 1.69
2023 2.24 1.73

Dominican Republic and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Moldova
1960 15.7 24.6
1961 15.6 24.7
1962 15.5 24.9
1963 15.4 25.1
1964 15.3 25.4
1965 15.3 25.7
1966 15.3 25.9
1967 15.4 26.1
1968 15.5 26.3
1969 15.6 26.4
1970 15.8 26.4
1971 16 26.3
1972 16.2 26.3
1973 16.4 26.3
1974 16.5 26.5
1975 16.8 26.7
1976 17 26.9
1977 17.2 27.2
1978 17.4 27.5
1979 17.6 27.6
1980 17.8 27.6
1981 18 27.9
1982 18.3 28.1
1983 18.5 28.3
1984 18.7 28.5
1985 18.9 28.7
1986 19.1 28.9
1987 19.3 29.1
1988 19.5 29.3
1989 19.7 29.5
1990 19.9 29.8
1991 20.1 30.2
1992 20.3 30.4
1993 20.5 30.6
1994 20.7 30.8
1995 20.9 31
1996 21.1 31.2
1997 21.4 31.3
1998 21.6 31.5
1999 21.9 31.8
2000 22.1 32
2001 22.4 32.2
2002 22.6 32.4
2003 22.9 32.6
2004 23.1 32.8
2005 23.4 33
2006 23.7 33.3
2007 24 33.6
2008 24.2 33.9
2009 24.5 34.3
2010 24.7 34.6
2011 25 34.9
2012 25.3 35.1
2013 25.6 35.4
2014 25.9 35.7
2015 26.2 36.1
2016 26.5 36.5
2017 26.8 36.8
2018 27.1 37.2
2019 27.4 37.6
2020 27.7 38
2021 28 38.3
2022 28.3 38.6
2023 28.7 38.8
2024 29 39.1

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Finance

Dominican Republic Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
4.3%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
11%
2020
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Dominican Republic Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Moldova
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
99.6%
2021
English speaking
0.15%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
91%
2024
80.2%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Moldova
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
5,811 mi
2012

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