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Dominican Republic vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 127th vs. 195th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Nauru
Population
11591984
12088
Population rank 84/197 195/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 65/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Nauru
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Nauru
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 $17,570,366
1971 $1,666,500,000 $19,009,433
1972 $1,987,400,000 $21,734,269
1973 $2,344,800,000 $26,529,817
1974 $2,925,700,000 $35,994,511
1975 $3,599,200,000 $40,106,776
1976 $3,951,500,000 $40,287,427
1977 $4,587,100,000 $40,444,702
1978 $4,734,400,000 $41,754,147
1979 $5,498,800,000 $44,431,330
1980 $6,761,300,000 $46,947,124
1981 $7,561,300,000 $51,689,637
1982 $8,267,400,000 $52,877,742
1983 $9,220,600,000 $48,439,093
1984 $11,594,000,000 $47,363,231
1985 $5,044,579,979 $41,548,741
1986 $6,122,128,558 $39,939,391
1987 $5,827,050,753 $40,118,410
1988 $5,374,299,981 $45,931,134
1989 $6,686,593,060 $53,736,786
1990 $7,073,675,545 $55,572,376
1991 $9,824,483,340 $52,533,789
1992 $11,605,382,504 $51,133,123
1993 $13,081,042,400 $43,542,088
1994 $14,644,734,599 $39,742,511
1995 $16,637,370,839 $39,969,706
1996 $18,241,622,548 $37,458,801
1997 $20,017,450,041 $37,331,507
1998 $21,672,215,547 $29,664,451
1999 $22,136,579,397 $27,328,613
2000 $24,305,780,629 $26,930,980
2001 $25,601,823,688 $22,613,288
2002 $27,137,440,786 $21,017,424
2003 $21,403,167,848 $24,778,160
2004 $22,322,387,382 $30,587,566
2005 $35,777,560,684 $30,282,840
2006 $37,879,830,084 $29,183,627
2007 $43,965,458,509 $23,068,623
2008 $48,091,433,554 $37,184,925
2009 $48,223,781,477 $44,024,970
2010 $53,801,053,353 $47,442,299
2011 $57,948,261,616 $65,444,174
2012 $60,561,635,556 $100,794,925
2013 $62,555,417,415 $94,385,015
2014 $67,014,329,100 $98,752,257
2015 $70,966,782,572 $84,383,389
2016 $75,552,902,636 $97,276,023
2017 $79,070,274,743 $108,862,279
2018 $84,994,732,049 $130,937,590
2019 $89,146,130,745 $124,871,111
2020 $78,546,672,407 $124,530,027
2021 $94,850,719,517 $175,513,985
2022 $113,478,087,135 $152,190,819
2023 $120,456,239,154 $151,455,968
2024 $124,282,245,639 $160,350,640

Dominican Republic and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Nauru
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 $2,619
1971 $368 $2,811
1972 $427 $3,191
1973 $490 $3,864
1974 $595 $5,199
1975 $713 $5,740
1976 $763 $5,703
1977 $863 $5,646
1978 $868 $5,721
1979 $984 $5,950
1980 $1,180 $6,138
1981 $1,288 $6,594
1982 $1,376 $6,577
1983 $1,500 $5,896
1984 $1,844 $5,654
1985 $784 $4,859
1986 $932 $4,569
1987 $868 $4,485
1988 $784 $5,012
1989 $955 $5,723
1990 $989 $5,776
1991 $1,346 $5,333
1992 $1,558 $5,103
1993 $1,722 $4,310
1994 $1,892 $3,921
1995 $2,109 $3,932
1996 $2,271 $3,679
1997 $2,449 $3,661
1998 $2,608 $2,909
1999 $2,621 $2,683
2000 $2,831 $2,649
2001 $2,936 $2,232
2002 $3,066 $2,085
2003 $2,383 $2,463
2004 $2,452 $3,041
2005 $3,878 $3,014
2006 $4,055 $2,908
2007 $4,650 $2,302
2008 $5,024 $3,715
2009 $4,974 $4,395
2010 $5,479 $4,724
2011 $5,827 $6,481
2012 $6,014 $9,817
2013 $6,137 $8,975
2014 $6,496 $9,193
2015 $6,801 $7,703
2016 $7,160 $8,724
2017 $7,413 $9,613
2018 $7,883 $11,409
2019 $8,183 $10,777
2020 $7,135 $10,696
2021 $8,527 $14,990
2022 $10,104 $12,896
2023 $10,630 $12,754
2024 $10,876 $13,422

Dominican Republic vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Nauru
1950 44.1 56.6
1951 44.8 56.8
1952 45.6 57
1953 46.3 57.2
1954 47.1 57.4
1955 47.9 57.5
1956 48.7 57.6
1957 49.5 57.7
1958 50.2 57.8
1959 51 57.9
1960 51.7 57.9
1961 52.4 58
1962 53.2 58
1963 53.8 58.1
1964 54.7 58.2
1965 52.8 58.3
1966 56 58.4
1967 56.6 58.6
1968 57.3 58.6
1969 57.9 58.4
1970 58.5 58.4
1971 59.1 58.4
1972 59.7 58.4
1973 60.2 58.4
1974 60.8 58.3
1975 61.3 58.3
1976 61.7 58.2
1977 62.2 58.1
1978 62.6 58.3
1979 62.4 58.4
1980 63.4 58.5
1981 63.8 58.6
1982 64.2 58.6
1983 64.6 58.7
1984 65.1 58.7
1985 65.6 58.6
1986 66.1 58.6
1987 66.5 58.6
1988 66.9 58.7
1989 67.3 58.9
1990 67.7 59.1
1991 68.2 59.3
1992 68.5 59.5
1993 68.9 59.8
1994 69.2 60
1995 69.4 60.1
1996 69.6 60.1
1997 69.8 60
1998 69.9 59.9
1999 70.2 59.7
2000 70.4 59.6
2001 70.6 59.5
2002 70.7 59.4
2003 70.9 59.4
2004 70.7 59.3
2005 71 59.4
2006 71.1 59.4
2007 71.1 59.5
2008 71.3 59.7
2009 71.6 59.9
2010 72 60.1
2011 72.5 60.3
2012 72.8 60.5
2013 73 60.7
2014 73.1 60.8
2015 73 60.9
2016 72.9 61
2017 73.4 61.1
2018 73.6 61.2
2019 73.1 61.4
2020 72.6 61.5
2021 71.8 61.3
2022 74.2 61.9
2023 73.7 62.1
2024 73.9 62.3
2025 74 62.4

Dominican Republic and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Nauru
Year Population
Dominican Republic Nauru
1960 3,268,336 4,607
1961 3,373,233 4,774
1962 3,479,936 4,979
1963 3,588,287 5,226
1964 3,698,559 5,515
1965 3,808,963 5,832
1966 3,921,847 6,043
1967 4,038,928 6,135
1968 4,157,189 6,328
1969 4,277,035 6,581
1970 4,399,290 6,710
1971 4,524,234 6,762
1972 4,651,883 6,812
1973 4,782,227 6,866
1974 4,914,197 6,923
1975 5,046,776 6,987
1976 5,180,404 7,064
1977 5,315,443 7,163
1978 5,451,882 7,298
1979 5,589,690 7,468
1980 5,729,037 7,649
1981 5,868,453 7,839
1982 6,007,114 8,040
1983 6,147,248 8,216
1984 6,289,040 8,377
1985 6,430,404 8,551
1986 6,571,208 8,742
1987 6,712,515 8,946
1988 6,855,734 9,165
1989 7,002,295 9,390
1990 7,151,166 9,622
1991 7,299,853 9,850
1992 7,447,474 10,021
1993 7,594,572 10,102
1994 7,741,694 10,137
1995 7,888,115 10,165
1996 8,032,894 10,183
1997 8,174,078 10,197
1998 8,310,362 10,198
1999 8,446,208 10,187
2000 8,584,190 10,168
2001 8,720,283 10,130
2002 8,852,235 10,082
2003 8,980,620 10,059
2004 9,104,892 10,060
2005 9,225,034 10,049
2006 9,341,183 10,034
2007 9,455,658 10,020
2008 9,573,130 10,009
2009 9,695,265 10,016
2010 9,820,175 10,043
2011 9,945,621 10,098
2012 10,070,411 10,267
2013 10,193,833 10,517
2014 10,315,528 10,742
2015 10,434,829 10,954
2016 10,551,430 11,150
2017 10,666,843 11,324
2018 10,782,053 11,477
2019 10,894,043 11,587
2020 11,008,300 11,643
2021 11,123,476 11,709
2022 11,230,734 11,801
2023 11,331,265 11,875
2024 11,427,557 11,947

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Nauru

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Nauru
1960 7.56 5.34
1961 7.49 5.38
1962 7.4 5.42
1963 7.3 5.44
1964 7.19 5.47
1965 7.05 5.48
1966 6.95 5.41
1967 6.76 5.29
1968 6.55 5.14
1969 6.37 4.94
1970 6.18 4.74
1971 6.01 4.54
1972 5.84 4.36
1973 5.67 4.19
1974 5.44 4.07
1975 5.24 3.97
1976 5.05 3.9
1977 4.84 3.86
1978 4.64 3.84
1979 4.47 3.85
1980 4.3 3.88
1981 4.15 3.94
1982 4.01 3.99
1983 3.95 4.06
1984 3.82 4.11
1985 3.69 4.14
1986 3.6 4.15
1987 3.53 4.14
1988 3.5 4.11
1989 3.48 4.07
1990 3.41 4.02
1991 3.35 3.99
1992 3.29 3.95
1993 3.23 3.89
1994 3.16 3.84
1995 3.1 3.81
1996 3.04 3.78
1997 2.92 3.74
1998 2.84 3.68
1999 2.85 3.64
2000 2.87 3.54
2001 2.83 3.46
2002 2.76 3.4
2003 2.7 3.39
2004 2.64 3.38
2005 2.57 3.38
2006 2.51 3.4
2007 2.51 3.5
2008 2.55 3.67
2009 2.57 3.85
2010 2.56 4.02
2011 2.53 4.12
2012 2.5 4.12
2013 2.47 4.1
2014 2.45 4.09
2015 2.43 4.08
2016 2.41 4.03
2017 2.4 3.88
2018 2.4 3.68
2019 2.37 3.53
2020 2.33 3.47
2021 2.29 3.43
2022 2.27 3.38
2023 2.24 3.33

Dominican Republic and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Nauru
1960 15.7 23.8
1961 15.6 24
1962 15.5 23.9
1963 15.4 23.7
1964 15.3 23.4
1965 15.3 23.1
1966 15.3 22.9
1967 15.4 22.9
1968 15.5 21.2
1969 15.6 18.9
1970 15.8 18.7
1971 16 19.1
1972 16.2 19.4
1973 16.4 19.8
1974 16.5 20.4
1975 16.8 21
1976 17 21.5
1977 17.2 22.1
1978 17.4 22.9
1979 17.6 23.6
1980 17.8 24.2
1981 18 24.7
1982 18.3 25.1
1983 18.5 25.2
1984 18.7 24.5
1985 18.9 23.7
1986 19.1 22.8
1987 19.3 22.1
1988 19.5 21.4
1989 19.7 20.8
1990 19.9 20.2
1991 20.1 19.7
1992 20.3 19.4
1993 20.5 19.3
1994 20.7 19.3
1995 20.9 19.3
1996 21.1 19.4
1997 21.4 19.5
1998 21.6 19.6
1999 21.9 19.8
2000 22.1 20.1
2001 22.4 20.4
2002 22.6 20.6
2003 22.9 20.8
2004 23.1 21
2005 23.4 21.2
2006 23.7 21.3
2007 24 21.5
2008 24.2 21.7
2009 24.5 21.8
2010 24.7 21.8
2011 25 21.8
2012 25.3 21.7
2013 25.6 21.6
2014 25.9 21.5
2015 26.2 21.4
2016 26.5 21.5
2017 26.8 21.6
2018 27.1 21.8
2019 27.4 21.9
2020 27.7 21.8
2021 28 21.7
2022 28.3 21.6
2023 28.7 21.5
2024 29 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominican Republic Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Dominican Republic Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
1.9%
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
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Nauru
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
85
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
96.6%
2023
English speaking
0.15%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
81.7%
2020

Health

Dominican Republic Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Nauru
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
18.6 mi
2002

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