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Dominican Republic vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 127th vs. 49th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Yemen
Population
11591984
42727988
Population rank 84/197 37/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 65/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 83/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 72/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Yemen
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Yemen
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 $12,643,821,569
1991 $9,824,483,340 $14,665,445,462
1992 $11,605,382,504 $17,959,367,194
1993 $13,081,042,400 $21,736,802,664
1994 $14,644,734,599 $28,019,483,764
1995 $16,637,370,839 $12,796,345,679
1996 $18,241,622,548 $6,496,163,616
1997 $20,017,450,041 $6,838,298,531
1998 $21,672,215,547 $6,322,175,566
1999 $22,136,579,397 $7,639,325,296
2000 $24,305,780,629 $9,679,316,770
2001 $25,601,823,688 $9,852,990,693
2002 $27,137,440,786 $10,693,430,511
2003 $21,403,167,848 $11,777,532,662
2004 $22,322,387,382 $13,867,634,371
2005 $35,777,560,684 $16,731,566,717
2006 $37,879,830,084 $19,063,143,370
2007 $43,965,458,509 $21,650,528,674
2008 $48,091,433,554 $26,910,855,807
2009 $48,223,781,477 $25,130,278,213
2010 $53,801,053,353 $30,906,749,533
2011 $57,948,261,616 $32,726,417,878
2012 $60,561,635,556 $35,401,331,609
2013 $62,555,417,415 $40,415,233,436
2014 $67,014,329,100 $43,228,585,321
2015 $70,966,782,572 $42,444,490,074
2016 $75,552,902,636 $31,317,825,274
2017 $79,070,274,743 $26,842,229,045
2018 $84,994,732,049 $21,606,160,663
2019 $89,146,130,745 -
2020 $78,546,672,407 -
2021 $94,850,719,517 -
2022 $113,478,087,135 -
2023 $120,456,239,154 -
2024 $124,282,245,639 -

Dominican Republic and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Yemen
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 $910
1991 $1,346 $1,016
1992 $1,558 $1,198
1993 $1,722 $1,397
1994 $1,892 $1,735
1995 $2,109 $764
1996 $2,271 $375
1997 $2,449 $383
1998 $2,608 $343
1999 $2,621 $401
2000 $2,831 $493
2001 $2,936 $487
2002 $3,066 $513
2003 $2,383 $549
2004 $2,452 $628
2005 $3,878 $734
2006 $4,055 $810
2007 $4,650 $890
2008 $5,024 $1,072
2009 $4,974 $969
2010 $5,479 $1,155
2011 $5,827 $1,186
2012 $6,014 $1,245
2013 $6,137 $1,379
2014 $6,496 $1,430
2015 $6,801 $1,362
2016 $7,160 $975
2017 $7,413 $811
2018 $7,883 $634
2019 $8,183 -
2020 $7,135 -
2021 $8,527 -
2022 $10,104 -
2023 $10,630 -
2024 $10,876 -

Dominican Republic vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Yemen
1950 44.1 28.9
1951 44.8 29.3
1952 45.6 29.6
1953 46.3 30
1954 47.1 30.4
1955 47.9 30.8
1956 48.7 31.3
1957 49.5 31.8
1958 50.2 32.4
1959 51 32.9
1960 51.7 33.5
1961 52.4 34.1
1962 53.2 33.7
1963 53.8 33.4
1964 54.7 34.9
1965 52.8 35.6
1966 56 36.3
1967 56.6 37.1
1968 57.3 38
1969 57.9 39.6
1970 58.5 40.6
1971 59.1 41.8
1972 59.7 42.7
1973 60.2 43.6
1974 60.8 44.5
1975 61.3 45.5
1976 61.7 46.4
1977 62.2 47.4
1978 62.6 48.5
1979 62.4 49.5
1980 63.4 50.6
1981 63.8 51.7
1982 64.2 52.4
1983 64.6 53.6
1984 65.1 54.6
1985 65.6 55.4
1986 66.1 54
1987 66.5 56.8
1988 66.9 57.4
1989 67.3 58
1990 67.7 58.5
1991 68.2 58.8
1992 68.5 59.3
1993 68.9 59.7
1994 69.2 59.8
1995 69.4 60.5
1996 69.6 60.9
1997 69.8 61.3
1998 69.9 61.8
1999 70.2 62.3
2000 70.4 62.8
2001 70.6 63.3
2002 70.7 63.8
2003 70.9 64.4
2004 70.7 64.9
2005 71 65.4
2006 71.1 65.8
2007 71.1 66.2
2008 71.3 66.6
2009 71.6 66.9
2010 72 67.2
2011 72.5 67.4
2012 72.8 67.6
2013 73 68
2014 73.1 68
2015 73 66.8
2016 72.9 67.1
2017 73.4 67.1
2018 73.6 65.9
2019 73.1 66.6
2020 72.6 66.4
2021 71.8 66
2022 74.2 68
2023 73.7 69.3
2024 73.9 69.4
2025 74 69.6

Dominican Republic and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Yemen
Year Population
Dominican Republic Yemen
1960 3,268,336 5,532,301
1961 3,373,233 5,655,232
1962 3,479,936 5,782,221
1963 3,588,287 5,911,135
1964 3,698,559 6,048,006
1965 3,808,963 6,195,593
1966 3,921,847 6,351,494
1967 4,038,928 6,516,444
1968 4,157,189 6,690,524
1969 4,277,035 6,875,859
1970 4,399,290 7,065,279
1971 4,524,234 7,257,462
1972 4,651,883 7,460,068
1973 4,782,227 7,672,796
1974 4,914,197 7,896,783
1975 5,046,776 8,133,598
1976 5,180,404 8,384,113
1977 5,315,443 8,648,222
1978 5,451,882 8,926,586
1979 5,589,690 9,224,194
1980 5,729,037 9,543,358
1981 5,868,453 9,882,362
1982 6,007,114 10,241,006
1983 6,147,248 10,621,499
1984 6,289,040 11,025,597
1985 6,430,404 11,453,825
1986 6,571,208 11,901,040
1987 6,712,515 12,369,912
1988 6,855,734 12,859,708
1989 7,002,295 13,364,174
1990 7,151,166 13,887,862
1991 7,299,853 14,430,201
1992 7,447,474 14,989,494
1993 7,594,572 15,563,914
1994 7,741,694 16,149,147
1995 7,888,115 16,740,058
1996 8,032,894 17,313,177
1997 8,174,078 17,873,936
1998 8,310,362 18,446,013
1999 8,446,208 19,029,420
2000 8,584,190 19,624,141
2001 8,720,283 20,226,147
2002 8,852,235 20,835,086
2003 8,980,620 21,456,379
2004 9,104,892 22,095,167
2005 9,225,034 22,790,085
2006 9,341,183 23,543,083
2007 9,455,658 24,318,082
2008 9,573,130 25,111,941
2009 9,695,265 25,927,724
2010 9,820,175 26,754,387
2011 9,945,621 27,582,897
2012 10,070,411 28,433,647
2013 10,193,833 29,312,952
2014 10,315,528 30,226,309
2015 10,434,829 31,159,379
2016 10,551,430 32,109,010
2017 10,666,843 33,090,921
2018 10,782,053 34,085,182
2019 10,894,043 35,111,408
2020 11,008,300 36,134,863
2021 11,123,476 37,140,230
2022 11,230,734 38,222,876
2023 11,331,265 39,390,799
2024 11,427,557 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Yemen

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Yemen
1960 7.56 7.99
1961 7.49 8
1962 7.4 8.01
1963 7.3 8.03
1964 7.19 8.07
1965 7.05 8.1
1966 6.95 8.14
1967 6.76 8.17
1968 6.55 8.19
1969 6.37 8.22
1970 6.18 8.23
1971 6.01 8.26
1972 5.84 8.27
1973 5.67 8.29
1974 5.44 8.33
1975 5.24 8.37
1976 5.05 8.42
1977 4.84 8.47
1978 4.64 8.5
1979 4.47 8.67
1980 4.3 8.71
1981 4.15 8.75
1982 4.01 8.79
1983 3.95 8.83
1984 3.82 8.85
1985 3.69 8.86
1986 3.6 8.86
1987 3.53 8.83
1988 3.5 8.79
1989 3.48 8.71
1990 3.41 8.61
1991 3.35 8.46
1992 3.29 8.27
1993 3.23 8.05
1994 3.16 7.8
1995 3.1 7.53
1996 3.04 7
1997 2.92 6.82
1998 2.84 6.64
1999 2.85 6.49
2000 2.87 6.32
2001 2.83 6.14
2002 2.76 5.97
2003 2.7 5.84
2004 2.64 5.71
2005 2.57 5.56
2006 2.51 5.41
2007 2.51 5.26
2008 2.55 5.11
2009 2.57 5
2010 2.56 4.81
2011 2.53 4.63
2012 2.5 4.63
2013 2.47 4.62
2014 2.45 4.62
2015 2.43 4.62
2016 2.41 4.61
2017 2.4 4.61
2018 2.4 4.61
2019 2.37 4.6
2020 2.33 4.6
2021 2.29 4.6
2022 2.27 4.59
2023 2.24 4.59

Dominican Republic and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Yemen
1960 15.7 19.7
1961 15.6 19.6
1962 15.5 19.6
1963 15.4 19.5
1964 15.3 19.4
1965 15.3 19.3
1966 15.3 19.2
1967 15.4 19.1
1968 15.5 18.9
1969 15.6 18.7
1970 15.8 18.4
1971 16 18.1
1972 16.2 17.8
1973 16.4 17.6
1974 16.5 17.3
1975 16.8 17
1976 17 16.8
1977 17.2 16.6
1978 17.4 16.3
1979 17.6 16.1
1980 17.8 15.9
1981 18 15.7
1982 18.3 15.5
1983 18.5 15.3
1984 18.7 15.1
1985 18.9 15
1986 19.1 14.9
1987 19.3 14.8
1988 19.5 14.7
1989 19.7 14.6
1990 19.9 14.6
1991 20.1 14.6
1992 20.3 14.6
1993 20.5 14.6
1994 20.7 14.6
1995 20.9 14.7
1996 21.1 14.8
1997 21.4 14.9
1998 21.6 15
1999 21.9 15.2
2000 22.1 15.4
2001 22.4 15.6
2002 22.6 15.8
2003 22.9 16
2004 23.1 16.2
2005 23.4 16.4
2006 23.7 16.7
2007 24 16.9
2008 24.2 17.2
2009 24.5 17.4
2010 24.7 17.7
2011 25 17.9
2012 25.3 18.1
2013 25.6 18.3
2014 25.9 18.5
2015 26.2 18.7
2016 26.5 18.8
2017 26.8 18.9
2018 27.1 19
2019 27.4 19.1
2020 27.7 19.1
2021 28 19.1
2022 28.3 19.2
2023 28.7 19.2
2024 29 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominican Republic Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Dominican Republic Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Yemen
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
54.1%
2004
English speaking
0.15%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Dominican Republic Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Yemen
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
n/a

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