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Dominican Republic vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 127th vs. 180th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Palau
Population
11591984
17663
Population rank 84/197 194/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 65/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 83/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 72/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Palau: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Palau economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Palau
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $1,666,500,000 $12,706,874
1972 $1,987,400,000 $13,956,474
1973 $2,344,800,000 $15,331,889
1974 $2,925,700,000 $16,848,759
1975 $3,599,200,000 $18,521,112
1976 $3,951,500,000 $20,364,420
1977 $4,587,100,000 $22,308,104
1978 $4,734,400,000 $24,530,015
1979 $5,498,800,000 $27,004,251
1980 $6,761,300,000 $29,728,054
1981 $7,561,300,000 $32,726,594
1982 $8,267,400,000 $36,027,583
1983 $9,220,600,000 $39,661,530
1984 $11,594,000,000 $44,814,259
1985 $5,044,579,979 $51,030,637
1986 $6,122,128,558 $58,109,314
1987 $5,827,050,753 $66,169,905
1988 $5,374,299,981 $75,348,615
1989 $6,686,593,060 $85,800,543
1990 $7,073,675,545 $97,702,303
1991 $9,824,483,340 $106,555,300
1992 $11,605,382,504 $104,771,300
1993 $13,081,042,400 $96,455,700
1994 $14,644,734,599 $106,138,500
1995 $16,637,370,839 $121,018,500
1996 $18,241,622,548 $137,494,600
1997 $20,017,450,041 $143,860,800
1998 $21,672,215,547 $149,079,600
1999 $22,136,579,397 $144,206,500
2000 $24,305,780,629 $149,535,800
2001 $25,601,823,688 $159,453,500
2002 $27,137,440,786 $162,665,500
2003 $21,403,167,848 $154,559,900
2004 $22,322,387,382 $166,391,600
2005 $35,777,560,684 $191,048,400
2006 $37,879,830,084 $193,679,700
2007 $43,965,458,509 $200,903,600
2008 $48,091,433,554 $201,167,300
2009 $48,223,781,477 $189,998,000
2010 $53,801,053,353 $188,174,300
2011 $57,948,261,616 $198,873,900
2012 $60,561,635,556 $215,762,400
2013 $62,555,417,415 $225,345,700
2014 $67,014,329,100 $243,156,500
2015 $70,966,782,572 $278,824,800
2016 $75,552,902,636 $298,323,500
2017 $79,070,274,743 $285,600,000
2018 $84,994,732,049 $288,546,300
2019 $89,146,130,745 $281,941,600
2020 $78,546,672,407 $258,990,800
2021 $94,850,719,517 $235,752,900
2022 $113,478,087,135 $255,591,100
2023 $120,456,239,154 $281,849,100
2024 $124,282,245,639 -

Dominican Republic and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Palau
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 $1,017
1971 $368 $1,081
1972 $427 $1,145
1973 $490 $1,221
1974 $595 $1,328
1975 $713 $1,464
1976 $763 $1,616
1977 $863 $1,781
1978 $868 $1,972
1979 $984 $2,189
1980 $1,180 $2,423
1981 $1,288 $2,639
1982 $1,376 $2,838
1983 $1,500 $3,049
1984 $1,844 $3,360
1985 $784 $3,728
1986 $932 $4,144
1987 $868 $4,616
1988 $784 $5,145
1989 $955 $5,741
1990 $989 $6,403
1991 $1,346 $6,824
1992 $1,558 $6,553
1993 $1,722 $5,892
1994 $1,892 $6,329
1995 $2,109 $7,038
1996 $2,271 $7,788
1997 $2,449 $7,945
1998 $2,608 $8,048
1999 $2,621 $7,630
2000 $2,831 $7,797
2001 $2,936 $8,240
2002 $3,066 $8,341
2003 $2,383 $7,862
2004 $2,452 $8,395
2005 $3,878 $9,640
2006 $4,055 $9,885
2007 $4,650 $10,408
2008 $5,024 $10,583
2009 $4,974 $10,155
2010 $5,479 $10,229
2011 $5,827 $11,001
2012 $6,014 $12,145
2013 $6,137 $12,769
2014 $6,496 $13,726
2015 $6,801 $15,691
2016 $7,160 $16,763
2017 $7,413 $16,034
2018 $7,883 $16,198
2019 $8,183 $15,841
2020 $7,135 $14,557
2021 $8,527 $13,257
2022 $10,104 $14,392
2023 $10,630 $15,899
2024 $10,876 -

Dominican Republic vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Palau
1950 44.1 52.7
1951 44.8 52.9
1952 45.6 53.1
1953 46.3 53.3
1954 47.1 53.5
1955 47.9 53.7
1956 48.7 53.9
1957 49.5 54.1
1958 50.2 54.4
1959 51 54.6
1960 51.7 54.9
1961 52.4 55.1
1962 53.2 55.4
1963 53.8 55.6
1964 54.7 55.8
1965 52.8 55.9
1966 56 56.2
1967 56.6 56.5
1968 57.3 56.9
1969 57.9 57.3
1970 58.5 57.7
1971 59.1 58.1
1972 59.7 58.6
1973 60.2 59
1974 60.8 59.5
1975 61.3 60
1976 61.7 60.5
1977 62.2 60.9
1978 62.6 61.3
1979 62.4 61.6
1980 63.4 61.9
1981 63.8 62.1
1982 64.2 62.3
1983 64.6 62.5
1984 65.1 62.6
1985 65.6 62.7
1986 66.1 62.8
1987 66.5 62.8
1988 66.9 62.8
1989 67.3 62.8
1990 67.7 62.8
1991 68.2 62.8
1992 68.5 62.9
1993 68.9 63
1994 69.2 63.1
1995 69.4 63.3
1996 69.6 63.5
1997 69.8 63.7
1998 69.9 64
1999 70.2 64.2
2000 70.4 64.5
2001 70.6 64.8
2002 70.7 65.1
2003 70.9 65.4
2004 70.7 65.8
2005 71 66.2
2006 71.1 66.6
2007 71.1 67.1
2008 71.3 67.6
2009 71.6 68
2010 72 68.3
2011 72.5 68.6
2012 72.8 68.9
2013 73 69
2014 73.1 69.1
2015 73 69.1
2016 72.9 69
2017 73.4 69
2018 73.6 69
2019 73.1 69
2020 72.6 68.7
2021 71.8 68.6
2022 74.2 68.9
2023 73.7 69.3
2024 73.9 69.4
2025 74 69.5

Dominican Republic and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Palau
Year Population
Dominican Republic Palau
1960 3,268,336 9,328
1961 3,373,233 9,555
1962 3,479,936 9,793
1963 3,588,287 10,037
1964 3,698,559 10,292
1965 3,808,963 10,547
1966 3,921,847 10,805
1967 4,038,928 10,988
1968 4,157,189 11,080
1969 4,277,035 11,159
1970 4,399,290 11,368
1971 4,524,234 11,759
1972 4,651,883 12,194
1973 4,782,227 12,552
1974 4,914,197 12,687
1975 5,046,776 12,655
1976 5,180,404 12,598
1977 5,315,443 12,525
1978 5,451,882 12,440
1979 5,589,690 12,337
1980 5,729,037 12,271
1981 5,868,453 12,402
1982 6,007,114 12,694
1983 6,147,248 13,006
1984 6,289,040 13,337
1985 6,430,404 13,688
1986 6,571,208 14,024
1987 6,712,515 14,334
1988 6,855,734 14,645
1989 7,002,295 14,945
1990 7,151,166 15,259
1991 7,299,853 15,614
1992 7,447,474 15,989
1993 7,594,572 16,372
1994 7,741,694 16,770
1995 7,888,115 17,195
1996 8,032,894 17,654
1997 8,174,078 18,108
1998 8,310,362 18,524
1999 8,446,208 18,901
2000 8,584,190 19,178
2001 8,720,283 19,352
2002 8,852,235 19,503
2003 8,980,620 19,659
2004 9,104,892 19,820
2005 9,225,034 19,819
2006 9,341,183 19,593
2007 9,455,658 19,302
2008 9,573,130 19,009
2009 9,695,265 18,709
2010 9,820,175 18,396
2011 9,945,621 18,078
2012 10,070,411 17,765
2013 10,193,833 17,648
2014 10,315,528 17,715
2015 10,434,829 17,770
2016 10,551,430 17,797
2017 10,666,843 17,812
2018 10,782,053 17,814
2019 10,894,043 17,798
2020 11,008,300 17,792
2021 11,123,476 17,783
2022 11,230,734 17,759
2023 11,331,265 17,727
2024 11,427,557 17,695

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Palau

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Palau
1960 7.56 7.19
1961 7.49 7.17
1962 7.4 7.15
1963 7.3 7.12
1964 7.19 7.08
1965 7.05 7.01
1966 6.95 6.93
1967 6.76 6.84
1968 6.55 6.71
1969 6.37 6.58
1970 6.18 6.39
1971 6.01 6.16
1972 5.84 5.9
1973 5.67 5.59
1974 5.44 5.26
1975 5.24 4.9
1976 5.05 4.53
1977 4.84 4.09
1978 4.64 3.74
1979 4.47 3.49
1980 4.3 3.35
1981 4.15 3.28
1982 4.01 3.22
1983 3.95 3.14
1984 3.82 3.08
1985 3.69 3.01
1986 3.6 2.98
1987 3.53 2.93
1988 3.5 2.91
1989 3.48 2.92
1990 3.41 2.88
1991 3.35 2.74
1992 3.29 2.71
1993 3.23 2.73
1994 3.16 2.66
1995 3.1 2.55
1996 3.04 2.39
1997 2.92 2.19
1998 2.84 2.01
1999 2.85 1.91
2000 2.87 1.82
2001 2.83 1.87
2002 2.76 1.92
2003 2.7 1.96
2004 2.64 1.99
2005 2.57 2.02
2006 2.51 2
2007 2.51 1.97
2008 2.55 1.95
2009 2.57 1.94
2010 2.56 1.94
2011 2.53 1.97
2012 2.5 2.01
2013 2.47 2.05
2014 2.45 2.03
2015 2.43 2
2016 2.41 2.06
2017 2.4 2.02
2018 2.4 1.97
2019 2.37 1.98
2020 2.33 1.97
2021 2.29 1.95
2022 2.27 1.93
2023 2.24 1.91

Dominican Republic and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Palau
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Palau
1960 15.7 16.7
1961 15.6 16.1
1962 15.5 15.5
1963 15.4 15.1
1964 15.3 15
1965 15.3 14.9
1966 15.3 14.9
1967 15.4 15.2
1968 15.5 15.7
1969 15.6 16.1
1970 15.8 16.5
1971 16 16.6
1972 16.2 16.6
1973 16.4 16.8
1974 16.5 17.1
1975 16.8 17.4
1976 17 17.8
1977 17.2 18.1
1978 17.4 18.3
1979 17.6 18.6
1980 17.8 18.9
1981 18 19.3
1982 18.3 19.9
1983 18.5 20.5
1984 18.7 21.1
1985 18.9 21.6
1986 19.1 22.2
1987 19.3 23.1
1988 19.5 24
1989 19.7 24.9
1990 19.9 25.6
1991 20.1 26
1992 20.3 26.4
1993 20.5 26.9
1994 20.7 27.4
1995 20.9 27.8
1996 21.1 28.3
1997 21.4 28.8
1998 21.6 29.4
1999 21.9 30.2
2000 22.1 30.8
2001 22.4 31.2
2002 22.6 31.5
2003 22.9 31.8
2004 23.1 32
2005 23.4 32.3
2006 23.7 32.7
2007 24 33.1
2008 24.2 33.5
2009 24.5 33.9
2010 24.7 34.2
2011 25 34.6
2012 25.3 35
2013 25.6 35.3
2014 25.9 35.6
2015 26.2 36
2016 26.5 36.3
2017 26.8 36.7
2018 27.1 37
2019 27.4 37.4
2020 27.7 37.8
2021 28 38.1
2022 28.3 38.5
2023 28.7 38.8
2024 29 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominican Republic Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
3.53%
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
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Dominican Republic Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Palau
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
85
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
100%
2020
English speaking
0.15%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
27%
2004

Health

Dominican Republic Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Dominican Republic Palau
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
n/a

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