The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 127th vs. 90th).
By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
11591984
|
644193
|
| Population rank | 84/197 | 165/197 |
| GDP |
$124B
2024 |
$4.71B
2024 |
| GDP rank | 65/197 | 164/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$10,876
2024 |
$7,431
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 83/197 | 101/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$27,541
2024 |
$22,067
2024 |
| Government debt |
$73.1B
2024 |
$4.11B
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
58.2%
2025 |
86.6%
2025 |
| Government debt per person |
$6,394
2024 |
$6,481
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank | 72/185 | 71/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$5,703
2025 |
$3,252
2025 |
| Land area |
18,609 sq mi
2025 |
61,972 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
614 ppl/mi²
2024 |
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
2.24
2023 |
2.25
2023 |
| Median age |
29 years
2024 |
29.4 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
74 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
Dominican Republic and Suriname: Comparison Charts
Dominican Republic and Suriname economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | $672,399,700 | $99,650,000 |
| 1961 | $654,100,200 | $107,700,000 |
| 1962 | $824,100,000 | $116,150,000 |
| 1963 | $940,799,900 | $125,950,000 |
| 1964 | $1,025,599,900 | $134,400,000 |
| 1965 | $888,100,000 | $154,150,000 |
| 1966 | $983,900,000 | $190,350,000 |
| 1967 | $1,034,800,000 | $220,700,000 |
| 1968 | $1,079,100,000 | $241,350,000 |
| 1969 | $1,230,500,000 | $259,650,000 |
| 1970 | $1,485,500,000 | $274,900,000 |
| 1971 | $1,666,500,000 | $301,000,000 |
| 1972 | $1,987,400,000 | $311,950,000 |
| 1973 | $2,344,800,000 | $339,450,000 |
| 1974 | $2,925,700,000 | $409,850,000 |
| 1975 | $3,599,200,000 | $465,500,000 |
| 1976 | $3,951,500,000 | $505,500,000 |
| 1977 | $4,587,100,000 | $641,500,000 |
| 1978 | $4,734,400,000 | $735,500,000 |
| 1979 | $5,498,800,000 | $782,500,000 |
| 1980 | $6,761,300,000 | $795,000,000 |
| 1981 | $7,561,300,000 | $889,000,000 |
| 1982 | $8,267,400,000 | $915,000,000 |
| 1983 | $9,220,600,000 | $883,500,000 |
| 1984 | $11,594,000,000 | $864,000,000 |
| 1985 | $5,044,579,979 | $873,000,000 |
| 1986 | $6,122,128,558 | $891,000,000 |
| 1987 | $5,827,050,753 | $980,000,000 |
| 1988 | $5,374,299,981 | $1,161,000,000 |
| 1989 | $6,686,593,060 | $542,600,000 |
| 1990 | $7,073,675,545 | $388,400,000 |
| 1991 | $9,824,483,340 | $448,100,000 |
| 1992 | $11,605,382,504 | $404,600,000 |
| 1993 | $13,081,042,400 | $428,764,706 |
| 1994 | $14,644,734,599 | $605,492,537 |
| 1995 | $16,637,370,839 | $691,590,498 |
| 1996 | $18,241,622,548 | $861,372,806 |
| 1997 | $20,017,450,041 | $926,422,500 |
| 1998 | $21,672,215,547 | $1,110,850,000 |
| 1999 | $22,136,579,397 | $886,290,698 |
| 2000 | $24,305,780,629 | $947,671,970 |
| 2001 | $25,601,823,688 | $834,279,358 |
| 2002 | $27,137,440,786 | $1,093,574,468 |
| 2003 | $21,403,167,848 | $1,274,190,311 |
| 2004 | $22,322,387,382 | $1,484,092,538 |
| 2005 | $35,777,560,684 | $1,793,410,397 |
| 2006 | $37,879,830,084 | $2,626,380,435 |
| 2007 | $43,965,458,509 | $2,936,612,022 |
| 2008 | $48,091,433,554 | $3,532,969,035 |
| 2009 | $48,223,781,477 | $3,875,409,836 |
| 2010 | $53,801,053,353 | $4,368,370,998 |
| 2011 | $57,948,261,616 | $4,422,276,622 |
| 2012 | $60,561,635,556 | $4,980,000,000 |
| 2013 | $62,555,417,415 | $5,145,757,576 |
| 2014 | $67,014,329,100 | $5,240,606,061 |
| 2015 | $70,966,782,572 | $5,126,237,646 |
| 2016 | $75,552,902,636 | $3,317,421,648 |
| 2017 | $79,070,274,743 | $3,591,679,431 |
| 2018 | $84,994,732,049 | $3,996,198,867 |
| 2019 | $89,146,130,745 | $4,016,040,575 |
| 2020 | $78,546,672,407 | $2,911,807,496 |
| 2021 | $94,850,719,517 | $3,107,923,198 |
| 2022 | $113,478,087,135 | $3,791,603,200 |
| 2023 | $120,456,239,154 | $3,455,146,281 |
| 2024 | $124,282,245,639 | $4,714,267,822 |
Dominican Republic and Suriname economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | $205.7 | $378 |
| 1961 | $193.9 | $395 |
| 1962 | $236.8 | $409 |
| 1963 | $262.2 | $424 |
| 1964 | $277.3 | $435 |
| 1965 | $233.2 | $482 |
| 1966 | $250.9 | $575 |
| 1967 | $256.2 | $644 |
| 1968 | $259.6 | $681 |
| 1969 | $287.7 | $708 |
| 1970 | $338 | $724 |
| 1971 | $368 | $768 |
| 1972 | $427 | $785 |
| 1973 | $490 | $858 |
| 1974 | $595 | $1,041 |
| 1975 | $713 | $1,190 |
| 1976 | $763 | $1,302 |
| 1977 | $863 | $1,666 |
| 1978 | $868 | $1,928 |
| 1979 | $984 | $2,072 |
| 1980 | $1,180 | $2,118 |
| 1981 | $1,288 | $2,368 |
| 1982 | $1,376 | $2,430 |
| 1983 | $1,500 | $2,333 |
| 1984 | $1,844 | $2,261 |
| 1985 | $784 | $2,256 |
| 1986 | $932 | $2,271 |
| 1987 | $868 | $2,469 |
| 1988 | $784 | $2,886 |
| 1989 | $955 | $1,329 |
| 1990 | $989 | $942 |
| 1991 | $1,346 | $1,080 |
| 1992 | $1,558 | $969 |
| 1993 | $1,722 | $1,022 |
| 1994 | $1,892 | $1,434 |
| 1995 | $2,109 | $1,610 |
| 1996 | $2,271 | $1,963 |
| 1997 | $2,449 | $2,068 |
| 1998 | $2,608 | $2,429 |
| 1999 | $2,621 | $1,898 |
| 2000 | $2,831 | $1,988 |
| 2001 | $2,936 | $1,715 |
| 2002 | $3,066 | $2,202 |
| 2003 | $2,383 | $2,516 |
| 2004 | $2,452 | $2,888 |
| 2005 | $3,878 | $3,453 |
| 2006 | $4,055 | $5,003 |
| 2007 | $4,650 | $5,530 |
| 2008 | $5,024 | $6,576 |
| 2009 | $4,974 | $7,130 |
| 2010 | $5,479 | $7,944 |
| 2011 | $5,827 | $7,950 |
| 2012 | $6,014 | $8,851 |
| 2013 | $6,137 | $9,043 |
| 2014 | $6,496 | $9,108 |
| 2015 | $6,801 | $8,814 |
| 2016 | $7,160 | $5,644 |
| 2017 | $7,413 | $6,050 |
| 2018 | $7,883 | $6,666 |
| 2019 | $8,183 | $6,630 |
| 2020 | $7,135 | $4,755 |
| 2021 | $8,527 | $5,030 |
| 2022 | $10,104 | $6,084 |
| 2023 | $10,630 | $5,494 |
| 2024 | $10,876 | $7,431 |
Dominican Republic vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 44.1 | 50.7 |
| 1951 | 44.8 | 51.1 |
| 1952 | 45.6 | 51.4 |
| 1953 | 46.3 | 52.1 |
| 1954 | 47.1 | 52.8 |
| 1955 | 47.9 | 53.5 |
| 1956 | 48.7 | 54.1 |
| 1957 | 49.5 | 54.7 |
| 1958 | 50.2 | 55.4 |
| 1959 | 51 | 55.9 |
| 1960 | 51.7 | 56.6 |
| 1961 | 52.4 | 57.3 |
| 1962 | 53.2 | 58 |
| 1963 | 53.8 | 58.5 |
| 1964 | 54.7 | 58.9 |
| 1965 | 52.8 | 59.1 |
| 1966 | 56 | 59.2 |
| 1967 | 56.6 | 59.2 |
| 1968 | 57.3 | 59.3 |
| 1969 | 57.9 | 59.4 |
| 1970 | 58.5 | 59.5 |
| 1971 | 59.1 | 59.6 |
| 1972 | 59.7 | 59.7 |
| 1973 | 60.2 | 59.8 |
| 1974 | 60.8 | 59.9 |
| 1975 | 61.3 | 60 |
| 1976 | 61.7 | 60.2 |
| 1977 | 62.2 | 60.3 |
| 1978 | 62.6 | 60.4 |
| 1979 | 62.4 | 60.5 |
| 1980 | 63.4 | 60.7 |
| 1981 | 63.8 | 60.8 |
| 1982 | 64.2 | 60.9 |
| 1983 | 64.6 | 61.1 |
| 1984 | 65.1 | 61.2 |
| 1985 | 65.6 | 61.4 |
| 1986 | 66.1 | 61.2 |
| 1987 | 66.5 | 61.3 |
| 1988 | 66.9 | 61.5 |
| 1989 | 67.3 | 62 |
| 1990 | 67.7 | 62.1 |
| 1991 | 68.2 | 62.2 |
| 1992 | 68.5 | 62.2 |
| 1993 | 68.9 | 62.4 |
| 1994 | 69.2 | 62.5 |
| 1995 | 69.4 | 62.8 |
| 1996 | 69.6 | 63.1 |
| 1997 | 69.8 | 63.4 |
| 1998 | 69.9 | 63.7 |
| 1999 | 70.2 | 64 |
| 2000 | 70.4 | 64.4 |
| 2001 | 70.6 | 64.8 |
| 2002 | 70.7 | 65.3 |
| 2003 | 70.9 | 65.8 |
| 2004 | 70.7 | 66.4 |
| 2005 | 71 | 67 |
| 2006 | 71.1 | 67.6 |
| 2007 | 71.1 | 68.3 |
| 2008 | 71.3 | 68.9 |
| 2009 | 71.6 | 69.3 |
| 2010 | 72 | 69.6 |
| 2011 | 72.5 | 69.8 |
| 2012 | 72.8 | 70 |
| 2013 | 73 | 70.1 |
| 2014 | 73.1 | 70.3 |
| 2015 | 73 | 70.6 |
| 2016 | 72.9 | 71 |
| 2017 | 73.4 | 71.2 |
| 2018 | 73.6 | 71.5 |
| 2019 | 73.1 | 71.8 |
| 2020 | 72.6 | 72.3 |
| 2021 | 71.8 | 68.9 |
| 2022 | 74.2 | 73.3 |
| 2023 | 73.7 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 73.9 | 73.8 |
| 2025 | 74 | 73.9 |
Dominican Republic and Suriname population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 3,268,336 | 263,918 |
| 1961 | 3,373,233 | 272,791 |
| 1962 | 3,479,936 | 283,912 |
| 1963 | 3,588,287 | 297,034 |
| 1964 | 3,698,559 | 309,041 |
| 1965 | 3,808,963 | 320,000 |
| 1966 | 3,921,847 | 331,135 |
| 1967 | 4,038,928 | 342,679 |
| 1968 | 4,157,189 | 354,616 |
| 1969 | 4,277,035 | 366,906 |
| 1970 | 4,399,290 | 379,442 |
| 1971 | 4,524,234 | 391,932 |
| 1972 | 4,651,883 | 397,413 |
| 1973 | 4,782,227 | 395,772 |
| 1974 | 4,914,197 | 393,676 |
| 1975 | 5,046,776 | 391,170 |
| 1976 | 5,180,404 | 388,289 |
| 1977 | 5,315,443 | 385,067 |
| 1978 | 5,451,882 | 381,502 |
| 1979 | 5,589,690 | 377,602 |
| 1980 | 5,729,037 | 375,377 |
| 1981 | 5,868,453 | 375,459 |
| 1982 | 6,007,114 | 376,555 |
| 1983 | 6,147,248 | 378,746 |
| 1984 | 6,289,040 | 382,193 |
| 1985 | 6,430,404 | 386,972 |
| 1986 | 6,571,208 | 392,330 |
| 1987 | 6,712,515 | 396,911 |
| 1988 | 6,855,734 | 402,227 |
| 1989 | 7,002,295 | 408,409 |
| 1990 | 7,151,166 | 412,493 |
| 1991 | 7,299,853 | 415,013 |
| 1992 | 7,447,474 | 417,589 |
| 1993 | 7,594,572 | 419,352 |
| 1994 | 7,741,694 | 422,375 |
| 1995 | 7,888,115 | 429,606 |
| 1996 | 8,032,894 | 438,830 |
| 1997 | 8,174,078 | 448,067 |
| 1998 | 8,310,362 | 457,406 |
| 1999 | 8,446,208 | 466,916 |
| 2000 | 8,584,190 | 476,643 |
| 2001 | 8,720,283 | 486,560 |
| 2002 | 8,852,235 | 496,551 |
| 2003 | 8,980,620 | 506,414 |
| 2004 | 9,104,892 | 513,923 |
| 2005 | 9,225,034 | 519,313 |
| 2006 | 9,341,183 | 524,997 |
| 2007 | 9,455,658 | 531,016 |
| 2008 | 9,573,130 | 537,245 |
| 2009 | 9,695,265 | 543,568 |
| 2010 | 9,820,175 | 549,923 |
| 2011 | 9,945,621 | 556,269 |
| 2012 | 10,070,411 | 562,633 |
| 2013 | 10,193,833 | 569,020 |
| 2014 | 10,315,528 | 575,373 |
| 2015 | 10,434,829 | 581,627 |
| 2016 | 10,551,430 | 587,757 |
| 2017 | 10,666,843 | 593,713 |
| 2018 | 10,782,053 | 599,513 |
| 2019 | 10,894,043 | 605,768 |
| 2020 | 11,008,300 | 612,317 |
| 2021 | 11,123,476 | 617,896 |
| 2022 | 11,230,734 | 623,164 |
| 2023 | 11,331,265 | 628,886 |
| 2024 | 11,427,557 | 634,431 |
Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Suriname
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 7.56 | 6.59 |
| 1961 | 7.49 | 6.58 |
| 1962 | 7.4 | 6.57 |
| 1963 | 7.3 | 6.51 |
| 1964 | 7.19 | 6.43 |
| 1965 | 7.05 | 6.32 |
| 1966 | 6.95 | 6.2 |
| 1967 | 6.76 | 6.04 |
| 1968 | 6.55 | 5.86 |
| 1969 | 6.37 | 5.7 |
| 1970 | 6.18 | 5.53 |
| 1971 | 6.01 | 5.36 |
| 1972 | 5.84 | 5.18 |
| 1973 | 5.67 | 5.01 |
| 1974 | 5.44 | 4.81 |
| 1975 | 5.24 | 4.63 |
| 1976 | 5.05 | 4.45 |
| 1977 | 4.84 | 4.26 |
| 1978 | 4.64 | 4.08 |
| 1979 | 4.47 | 3.93 |
| 1980 | 4.3 | 3.79 |
| 1981 | 4.15 | 3.75 |
| 1982 | 4.01 | 3.82 |
| 1983 | 3.95 | 3.87 |
| 1984 | 3.82 | 3.8 |
| 1985 | 3.69 | 3.71 |
| 1986 | 3.6 | 3.61 |
| 1987 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| 1988 | 3.5 | 3.46 |
| 1989 | 3.48 | 3.39 |
| 1990 | 3.41 | 3.23 |
| 1991 | 3.35 | 3.09 |
| 1992 | 3.29 | 3.01 |
| 1993 | 3.23 | 2.94 |
| 1994 | 3.16 | 2.9 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | 3.04 | 2.92 |
| 1997 | 2.92 | 2.95 |
| 1998 | 2.84 | 2.99 |
| 1999 | 2.85 | 3.02 |
| 2000 | 2.87 | 3.05 |
| 2001 | 2.83 | 3.06 |
| 2002 | 2.76 | 2.96 |
| 2003 | 2.7 | 2.84 |
| 2004 | 2.64 | 2.74 |
| 2005 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2006 | 2.51 | 2.73 |
| 2007 | 2.51 | 2.74 |
| 2008 | 2.55 | 2.73 |
| 2009 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2010 | 2.56 | 2.69 |
| 2011 | 2.53 | 2.67 |
| 2012 | 2.5 | 2.67 |
| 2013 | 2.47 | 2.65 |
| 2014 | 2.45 | 2.62 |
| 2015 | 2.43 | 2.57 |
| 2016 | 2.41 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 2.43 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 2.38 |
| 2019 | 2.37 | 2.35 |
| 2020 | 2.33 | 2.31 |
| 2021 | 2.29 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.27 | 2.27 |
| 2023 | 2.24 | 2.25 |
Dominican Republic and Suriname demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 15.7 | 18.1 |
| 1961 | 15.6 | 18.2 |
| 1962 | 15.5 | 17.8 |
| 1963 | 15.4 | 17.3 |
| 1964 | 15.3 | 16.8 |
| 1965 | 15.3 | 16.4 |
| 1966 | 15.3 | 16.1 |
| 1967 | 15.4 | 15.8 |
| 1968 | 15.5 | 15.6 |
| 1969 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| 1970 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
| 1971 | 16 | 15.7 |
| 1972 | 16.2 | 16 |
| 1973 | 16.4 | 16.3 |
| 1974 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
| 1975 | 16.8 | 17 |
| 1976 | 17 | 17.4 |
| 1977 | 17.2 | 17.6 |
| 1978 | 17.4 | 17.9 |
| 1979 | 17.6 | 18.1 |
| 1980 | 17.8 | 18.4 |
| 1981 | 18 | 18.7 |
| 1982 | 18.3 | 18.9 |
| 1983 | 18.5 | 19.2 |
| 1984 | 18.7 | 19.5 |
| 1985 | 18.9 | 19.7 |
| 1986 | 19.1 | 20 |
| 1987 | 19.3 | 20.2 |
| 1988 | 19.5 | 20.4 |
| 1989 | 19.7 | 20.6 |
| 1990 | 19.9 | 20.8 |
| 1991 | 20.1 | 21 |
| 1992 | 20.3 | 21.2 |
| 1993 | 20.5 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 20.7 | 21.7 |
| 1995 | 20.9 | 22 |
| 1996 | 21.1 | 22.4 |
| 1997 | 21.4 | 22.8 |
| 1998 | 21.6 | 23.2 |
| 1999 | 21.9 | 23.6 |
| 2000 | 22.1 | 24 |
| 2001 | 22.4 | 24.4 |
| 2002 | 22.6 | 24.7 |
| 2003 | 22.9 | 25 |
| 2004 | 23.1 | 25.3 |
| 2005 | 23.4 | 25.5 |
| 2006 | 23.7 | 25.6 |
| 2007 | 24 | 25.8 |
| 2008 | 24.2 | 26.1 |
| 2009 | 24.5 | 26.3 |
| 2010 | 24.7 | 26.5 |
| 2011 | 25 | 26.7 |
| 2012 | 25.3 | 26.9 |
| 2013 | 25.6 | 27.1 |
| 2014 | 25.9 | 27.3 |
| 2015 | 26.2 | 27.5 |
| 2016 | 26.5 | 27.7 |
| 2017 | 26.8 | 27.9 |
| 2018 | 27.1 | 28.1 |
| 2019 | 27.4 | 28.3 |
| 2020 | 27.7 | 28.6 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28.7 |
| 2022 | 28.3 | 28.9 |
| 2023 | 28.7 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29.4 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$117B
2024 |
$3.72B
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
18.5%
2025 |
29.2%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.76%
2023 |
2.87%
2023 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.74%
2023 |
n/a |
| Armed forces personnel |
71,000
2020 |
2,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-3.16%
2025 |
-1.18%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
5.31%
2024 |
7.92%
2016 |
| Services, % of GDP |
59.8%
2024 |
48.3%
2023 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
28.7%
2024 |
39.9%
2023 |
| Economic freedom index |
64.3
2025 |
50.9
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
29.5%
2024 |
30.1%
2022 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.3%
2024 |
2.2%
2022 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$13.5B
2024 |
$1.63B
2024 |
| Personal remittances received |
$11.2B
2024 |
$160M
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
2,748,000
2020 |
279,000
2017 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
37.7%
2018 |
0.78%
2020 |
| Banked people share |
64.8%
2024 |
n/a |
Energy
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
950 kg
2022 |
1,695 kg
2023 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$25.9
2022 |
$12.5
2023 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
31.4 megatons
2023 |
2.63 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
2.77 tons
2023 |
4.18 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
89.4%
2022 |
90.4%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
14.8%
2021 |
14.5%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
2.51%
2022 |
10.3%
2023 |
| Net energy imports use share |
94.4%
2022 |
12.3%
2023 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
1,717 kWh
2022 |
2,897 kWh
2023 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
18.5%
2021 |
41.9%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
6.06%
2022 |
61%
2023 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
99.6%
2023 |
99.6%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.14%
2024 |
0.008%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
-34,806
2024 |
-1,166
2024 |
| Urban population |
85%
2024 |
66.5%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.73 ft
2025 |
5.73 ft
2025 |
| Average female height |
5.29 ft
2025 |
5.32 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
42.5
2025 |
47.3
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
36
2024 |
40
2024 |
| Higher education index |
33
2025 |
22
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
12.4
2022 |
7.28
2022 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
64.6
2019 |
15.3
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
85
2025 |
88
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
94%
2024 |
95%
2021 |
| English speaking |
0.15%
2025 |
87.1%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
91%
2024 |
78.4%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$462
2022 |
$344
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$127.5
2022 |
$79.4
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
74 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
5.33%
2022 |
1.47%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.24
2022 |
1.48
2021 |
| Age at first childbirth |
20.9 years
2025 |
n/a |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
124
2023 |
84
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
31.4
2023 |
16.2
2023 |
| Obesity rate |
30.3%
2022 |
29.8%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
17.6%
2024 |
13.8%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
98
2025 |
63
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
10.5%
2022 |
n/a |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
6.5 liters
2020 |
5.93 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.03%
2025 |
0.11%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
1,628 sq mi
2024 |
97,682 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
10,301 sq mi
2025 |
275.8 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
8,372 sq mi
2025 |
58,531 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
12,244 mi
2002 |
2,674 mi
2003 |
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