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Dominican Republic vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 127th vs. 176th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Tonga
Population
11591984
103744
Population rank 84/197 183/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 65/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 83/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 72/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Tonga
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $3,951,500,000 $30,036,417
1977 $4,587,100,000 $34,139,388
1978 $4,734,400,000 $41,567,472
1979 $5,498,800,000 $44,667,002
1980 $6,761,300,000 $53,260,077
1981 $7,561,300,000 $62,242,013
1982 $8,267,400,000 $62,068,161
1983 $9,220,600,000 $60,863,964
1984 $11,594,000,000 $64,248,355
1985 $5,044,579,979 $60,058,663
1986 $6,122,128,558 $68,195,856
1987 $5,827,050,753 $81,667,133
1988 $5,374,299,981 $106,657,267
1989 $6,686,593,060 $106,344,855
1990 $7,073,675,545 $113,563,822
1991 $9,824,483,340 $132,201,141
1992 $11,605,382,504 $137,066,291
1993 $13,081,042,400 $138,489,884
1994 $14,644,734,599 $195,990,986
1995 $16,637,370,839 $208,871,666
1996 $18,241,622,548 $222,100,576
1997 $20,017,450,041 $214,991,452
1998 $21,672,215,547 $191,504,893
1999 $22,136,579,397 $199,208,718
2000 $24,305,780,629 $204,848,488
2001 $25,601,823,688 $181,117,230
2002 $27,137,440,786 $182,764,281
2003 $21,403,167,848 $202,246,591
2004 $22,322,387,382 $230,678,011
2005 $35,777,560,684 $261,823,805
2006 $37,879,830,084 $292,232,703
2007 $43,965,458,509 $298,519,623
2008 $48,091,433,554 $344,438,844
2009 $48,223,781,477 $312,415,028
2010 $53,801,053,353 $366,887,375
2011 $57,948,261,616 $414,143,828
2012 $60,561,635,556 $471,122,971
2013 $62,555,417,415 $451,788,498
2014 $67,014,329,100 $440,997,735
2015 $70,966,782,572 $437,525,539
2016 $75,552,902,636 $420,828,255
2017 $79,070,274,743 $459,976,847
2018 $84,994,732,049 $489,714,530
2019 $89,146,130,745 $494,197,854
2020 $78,546,672,407 $496,856,304
2021 $94,850,719,517 $518,228,029
2022 $113,478,087,135 $518,180,029
2023 $120,456,239,154 $508,735,107
2024 $124,282,245,639 -

Dominican Republic and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Tonga
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 $349
1976 $763 $315
1977 $863 $353
1978 $868 $428
1979 $984 $458
1980 $1,180 $545
1981 $1,288 $636
1982 $1,376 $633
1983 $1,500 $621
1984 $1,844 $656
1985 $784 $613
1986 $932 $696
1987 $868 $830
1988 $784 $1,078
1989 $955 $1,070
1990 $989 $1,139
1991 $1,346 $1,323
1992 $1,558 $1,370
1993 $1,722 $1,383
1994 $1,892 $1,957
1995 $2,109 $2,084
1996 $2,271 $2,215
1997 $2,449 $2,136
1998 $2,608 $1,889
1999 $2,621 $1,952
2000 $2,831 $1,995
2001 $2,936 $1,754
2002 $3,066 $1,759
2003 $2,383 $1,936
2004 $2,452 $2,195
2005 $3,878 $2,478
2006 $4,055 $2,750
2007 $4,650 $2,797
2008 $5,024 $3,218
2009 $4,974 $2,914
2010 $5,479 $3,416
2011 $5,827 $3,850
2012 $6,014 $4,384
2013 $6,137 $4,219
2014 $6,496 $4,137
2015 $6,801 $4,124
2016 $7,160 $3,988
2017 $7,413 $4,366
2018 $7,883 $4,639
2019 $8,183 $4,677
2020 $7,135 $4,700
2021 $8,527 $4,913
2022 $10,104 $4,933
2023 $10,630 $4,864
2024 $10,876 -

Dominican Republic vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Tonga
1950 44.1 48.4
1951 44.8 49.8
1952 45.6 51.2
1953 46.3 52.4
1954 47.1 53.6
1955 47.9 54.7
1956 48.7 55.7
1957 49.5 56.5
1958 50.2 57.2
1959 51 57.8
1960 51.7 58.3
1961 52.4 58.8
1962 53.2 59.3
1963 53.8 59.8
1964 54.7 60.3
1965 52.8 60.7
1966 56 61.2
1967 56.6 61.7
1968 57.3 62.2
1969 57.9 62.7
1970 58.5 63.2
1971 59.1 63.6
1972 59.7 64.1
1973 60.2 64.4
1974 60.8 64.8
1975 61.3 65.1
1976 61.7 65.4
1977 62.2 65.6
1978 62.6 65.9
1979 62.4 66
1980 63.4 66.2
1981 63.8 66.4
1982 64.2 66.3
1983 64.6 66.7
1984 65.1 66.8
1985 65.6 66.9
1986 66.1 67.1
1987 66.5 67.2
1988 66.9 67.3
1989 67.3 67.4
1990 67.7 67.5
1991 68.2 67.7
1992 68.5 67.9
1993 68.9 68.2
1994 69.2 68.4
1995 69.4 68.6
1996 69.6 68.8
1997 69.8 69
1998 69.9 69.2
1999 70.2 69.4
2000 70.4 69.6
2001 70.6 69.8
2002 70.7 70
2003 70.9 70.2
2004 70.7 70.4
2005 71 70.6
2006 71.1 70.7
2007 71.1 70.9
2008 71.3 71
2009 71.6 70.9
2010 72 71.3
2011 72.5 71.4
2012 72.8 71.5
2013 73 71.6
2014 73.1 71.7
2015 73 71.9
2016 72.9 72
2017 73.4 72.1
2018 73.6 72.2
2019 73.1 72.3
2020 72.6 72.4
2021 71.8 72.1
2022 74.2 72.6
2023 73.7 72.9
2024 73.9 73.1
2025 74 73.2

Dominican Republic and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Tonga
Year Population
Dominican Republic Tonga
1960 3,268,336 66,170
1961 3,373,233 68,037
1962 3,479,936 69,940
1963 3,588,287 71,885
1964 3,698,559 73,879
1965 3,808,963 75,924
1966 3,921,847 78,002
1967 4,038,928 79,814
1968 4,157,189 81,353
1969 4,277,035 82,885
1970 4,399,290 84,401
1971 4,524,234 85,896
1972 4,651,883 87,356
1973 4,782,227 88,805
1974 4,914,197 90,683
1975 5,046,776 93,017
1976 5,180,404 95,325
1977 5,315,443 96,725
1978 5,451,882 97,204
1979 5,589,690 97,544
1980 5,729,037 97,769
1981 5,868,453 97,909
1982 6,007,114 97,980
1983 6,147,248 97,998
1984 6,289,040 97,990
1985 6,430,404 97,984
1986 6,571,208 98,010
1987 6,712,515 98,376
1988 6,855,734 98,969
1989 7,002,295 99,403
1990 7,151,166 99,700
1991 7,299,853 99,895
1992 7,447,474 100,022
1993 7,594,572 100,103
1994 7,741,694 100,166
1995 7,888,115 100,225
1996 8,032,894 100,275
1997 8,174,078 100,674
1998 8,310,362 101,388
1999 8,446,208 102,046
2000 8,584,190 102,677
2001 8,720,283 103,288
2002 8,852,235 103,874
2003 8,980,620 104,464
2004 9,104,892 105,071
2005 9,225,034 105,671
2006 9,341,183 106,253
2007 9,455,658 106,726
2008 9,573,130 107,020
2009 9,695,265 107,203
2010 9,820,175 107,400
2011 9,945,621 107,570
2012 10,070,411 107,460
2013 10,193,833 107,078
2014 10,315,528 106,609
2015 10,434,829 106,095
2016 10,551,430 105,524
2017 10,666,843 105,356
2018 10,782,053 105,567
2019 10,894,043 105,669
2020 11,008,300 105,704
2021 11,123,476 105,490
2022 11,230,734 105,042
2023 11,331,265 104,597
2024 11,427,557 104,175

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Tonga

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Tonga
1960 7.56 6.65
1961 7.49 6.61
1962 7.4 6.57
1963 7.3 6.52
1964 7.19 6.46
1965 7.05 6.41
1966 6.95 6.35
1967 6.76 6.29
1968 6.55 6.23
1969 6.37 6.17
1970 6.18 6.07
1971 6.01 5.96
1972 5.84 5.86
1973 5.67 5.8
1974 5.44 5.77
1975 5.24 5.75
1976 5.05 5.73
1977 4.84 5.7
1978 4.64 5.68
1979 4.47 5.65
1980 4.3 5.6
1981 4.15 5.55
1982 4.01 5.5
1983 3.95 5.45
1984 3.82 5.41
1985 3.69 5.34
1986 3.6 5.27
1987 3.53 5.19
1988 3.5 5.1
1989 3.48 5.01
1990 3.41 4.93
1991 3.35 4.85
1992 3.29 4.79
1993 3.23 4.73
1994 3.16 4.66
1995 3.1 4.56
1996 3.04 4.46
1997 2.92 4.38
1998 2.84 4.31
1999 2.85 4.23
2000 2.87 4.16
2001 2.83 4.13
2002 2.76 4.14
2003 2.7 4.18
2004 2.64 4.19
2005 2.57 4.2
2006 2.51 4.14
2007 2.51 4.09
2008 2.55 4.01
2009 2.57 3.95
2010 2.56 3.88
2011 2.53 3.83
2012 2.5 3.77
2013 2.47 3.7
2014 2.45 3.62
2015 2.43 3.54
2016 2.41 3.46
2017 2.4 3.39
2018 2.4 3.33
2019 2.37 3.27
2020 2.33 3.23
2021 2.29 3.2
2022 2.27 3.17
2023 2.24 3.13

Dominican Republic and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Tonga
1960 15.7 17.1
1961 15.6 17.1
1962 15.5 17.1
1963 15.4 17
1964 15.3 17
1965 15.3 17
1966 15.3 17
1967 15.4 17
1968 15.5 16.9
1969 15.6 16.8
1970 15.8 16.8
1971 16 16.7
1972 16.2 16.7
1973 16.4 16.8
1974 16.5 16.8
1975 16.8 16.7
1976 17 16.7
1977 17.2 16.8
1978 17.4 17.1
1979 17.6 17.3
1980 17.8 17.4
1981 18 17.6
1982 18.3 17.8
1983 18.5 17.9
1984 18.7 18
1985 18.9 18.1
1986 19.1 18.2
1987 19.3 18.3
1988 19.5 18.6
1989 19.7 18.9
1990 19.9 19.1
1991 20.1 19.3
1992 20.3 19.5
1993 20.5 19.6
1994 20.7 19.6
1995 20.9 19.6
1996 21.1 19.6
1997 21.4 19.7
1998 21.6 19.9
1999 21.9 20.1
2000 22.1 20.3
2001 22.4 20.5
2002 22.6 20.7
2003 22.9 20.8
2004 23.1 20.8
2005 23.4 20.8
2006 23.7 20.8
2007 24 20.9
2008 24.2 21
2009 24.5 21.1
2010 24.7 21.2
2011 25 21.2
2012 25.3 21.4
2013 25.6 21.6
2014 25.9 21.7
2015 26.2 21.8
2016 26.5 21.9
2017 26.8 21.9
2018 27.1 22
2019 27.4 22
2020 27.7 22.1
2021 28 22.1
2022 28.3 22
2023 28.7 21.9
2024 29 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominican Republic Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
5.15%
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
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Dominican Republic Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
2.3%
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
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Tonga
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
99.4%
2021
English speaking
0.15%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
58.5%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Tonga
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
423 mi
2011

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