Dominican Republic vs El Salvador

Dominican Republic (North America) and El Salvador (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1965-2025

Dominican Republic El Salvador World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1965 Dominican Republic: 233.16 El Salvador: 274.33 World: 601.89 1966 Dominican Republic: 250.88 El Salvador: 282.45 World: 638.97 1967 Dominican Republic: 256.21 El Salvador: 288.37 World: 664.4 1968 Dominican Republic: 259.57 El Salvador: 290.1 World: 703.46 1969 Dominican Republic: 287.7 El Salvador: 293.42 World: 761.11 1970 Dominican Republic: 337.67 El Salvador: 308.8 World: 817.68 1971 Dominican Republic: 368.35 El Salvador: 315.67 World: 884.88 1972 Dominican Republic: 427.22 El Salvador: 328.51 World: 1,002 1973 Dominican Republic: 490.32 El Salvador: 366.25 World: 1,201.53 1974 Dominican Republic: 595.36 El Salvador: 413.4 World: 1,362.19 1975 Dominican Republic: 713.17 El Salvador: 457.26 World: 1,488.94 1976 Dominican Republic: 762.78 El Salvador: 552.99 World: 1,589.73 1977 Dominican Republic: 862.98 El Salvador: 683.9 World: 1,766.28 1978 Dominican Republic: 868.4 El Salvador: 711.85 World: 2,055.49 1979 Dominican Republic: 983.74 El Salvador: 773.07 World: 2,335.19 1980 Dominican Republic: 1,180.18 El Salvador: 787.15 World: 2,587.01 1981 Dominican Republic: 1,288.47 El Salvador: 752.02 World: 2,628.62 1982 Dominican Republic: 1,376.27 El Salvador: 735.36 World: 2,554.08 1983 Dominican Republic: 1,499.96 El Salvador: 744.86 World: 2,561.17 1984 Dominican Republic: 1,843.52 El Salvador: 763.17 World: 2,614.33 1985 Dominican Republic: 784.49 El Salvador: 776.42 World: 2,690.59 1986 Dominican Republic: 931.66 El Salvador: 755.43 World: 3,118.57 1987 Dominican Republic: 868.09 El Salvador: 777.24 World: 3,487.88 1988 Dominican Republic: 783.91 El Salvador: 806.39 World: 3,829.99 1989 Dominican Republic: 954.91 El Salvador: 825.11 World: 3,930.51 1990 Dominican Republic: 989.16 El Salvador: 892.18 World: 4,338.94 1991 Dominican Republic: 1,345.85 El Salvador: 955.83 World: 4,453.9 1992 Dominican Republic: 1,558.3 El Salvador: 1,040.78 World: 4,679.98 1993 Dominican Republic: 1,722.42 El Salvador: 1,180.27 World: 4,685.3 1994 Dominican Republic: 1,891.67 El Salvador: 1,343.93 World: 4,967.01 1995 Dominican Republic: 2,109.17 El Salvador: 1,548.38 World: 5,463.2 1996 Dominican Republic: 2,270.87 El Salvador: 1,651.31 World: 5,507.22 1997 Dominican Republic: 2,448.89 El Salvador: 1,748.92 World: 5,408.57 1998 Dominican Republic: 2,607.85 El Salvador: 1,859.73 World: 5,302.34 1999 Dominican Republic: 2,620.89 El Salvador: 1,908.08 World: 5,401.23 2000 Dominican Republic: 2,831.46 El Salvador: 1,982.87 World: 5,512.56 2001 Dominican Republic: 2,935.89 El Salvador: 2,058.04 World: 5,404.2 2002 Dominican Republic: 3,065.6 El Salvador: 2,115.41 World: 5,539.32 2003 Dominican Republic: 2,383.26 El Salvador: 2,207.83 World: 6,129.87 2004 Dominican Republic: 2,451.69 El Salvador: 2,285.69 World: 6,818 2005 Dominican Republic: 3,878.31 El Salvador: 2,447.39 World: 7,290.57 2006 Dominican Republic: 4,055.14 El Salvador: 2,665.62 World: 7,803.19 2007 Dominican Republic: 4,649.65 El Salvador: 2,830.66 World: 8,685.33 2008 Dominican Republic: 5,023.59 El Salvador: 2,983.25 World: 9,425.74 2009 Dominican Republic: 4,973.95 El Salvador: 2,910.19 World: 8,827.04 2010 Dominican Republic: 5,478.62 El Salvador: 3,040.07 World: 9,555.07 2011 Dominican Republic: 5,826.51 El Salvador: 3,330.6 World: 10,496.93 2012 Dominican Republic: 6,013.82 El Salvador: 3,497.91 World: 10,597.85 2013 Dominican Republic: 6,136.59 El Salvador: 3,582.27 World: 10,759.35 2014 Dominican Republic: 6,496.45 El Salvador: 3,666.01 World: 10,912.24 2015 Dominican Republic: 6,800.95 El Salvador: 3,790.34 World: 10,191.98 2016 Dominican Republic: 7,160.44 El Salvador: 3,901.34 World: 10,239.47 2017 Dominican Republic: 7,412.72 El Salvador: 4,020.13 World: 10,784.4 2018 Dominican Republic: 7,882.98 El Salvador: 4,183.55 World: 11,344.73 2019 Dominican Republic: 8,183.02 El Salvador: 4,320.12 World: 11,417.6 2020 Dominican Republic: 7,135.22 El Salvador: 3,997.19 World: 10,999.49 2021 Dominican Republic: 8,527.08 El Salvador: 4,642.61 World: 12,472.91 2022 Dominican Republic: 10,104.25 El Salvador: 5,074.6 World: 12,876.24 2023 Dominican Republic: 10,630.43 El Salvador: 5,319.72 World: 13,313.86 2024 Dominican Republic: 10,875.66 El Salvador: 5,503.1 World: 13,717.09 2025 Dominican Republic: 11,059.21 El Salvador: 5,766.73 World: 14,405.85 1965 1983 1992 2001 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Dominican Republic El Salvador World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Dominican Republic: 51.71 El Salvador: 48.29 World: 50.94 1961 Dominican Republic: 52.45 El Salvador: 48.63 World: 52.8 1962 Dominican Republic: 53.2 El Salvador: 49 World: 55.29 1963 Dominican Republic: 53.75 El Salvador: 49.38 World: 55.65 1964 Dominican Republic: 54.65 El Salvador: 49.75 World: 56.1 1965 Dominican Republic: 52.84 El Salvador: 50.21 World: 55.93 1966 Dominican Republic: 55.97 El Salvador: 50.67 World: 56.45 1967 Dominican Republic: 56.65 El Salvador: 50.84 World: 56.9 1968 Dominican Republic: 57.27 El Salvador: 50.84 World: 57.34 1969 Dominican Republic: 57.89 El Salvador: 51.28 World: 57.68 1970 Dominican Republic: 58.49 El Salvador: 51.36 World: 57.94 1971 Dominican Republic: 59.09 El Salvador: 51.67 World: 58.02 1972 Dominican Republic: 59.66 El Salvador: 51.96 World: 58.84 1973 Dominican Republic: 60.23 El Salvador: 52.78 World: 59.3 1974 Dominican Republic: 60.76 El Salvador: 52.89 World: 59.7 1975 Dominican Republic: 61.25 El Salvador: 53.42 World: 60.13 1976 Dominican Republic: 61.74 El Salvador: 54.38 World: 60.45 1977 Dominican Republic: 62.2 El Salvador: 54.05 World: 61.04 1978 Dominican Republic: 62.62 El Salvador: 54.71 World: 61.39 1979 Dominican Republic: 62.43 El Salvador: 53.81 World: 61.84 1980 Dominican Republic: 63.39 El Salvador: 48.59 World: 62.15 1981 Dominican Republic: 63.78 El Salvador: 50.89 World: 62.52 1982 Dominican Republic: 64.2 El Salvador: 53.34 World: 62.87 1983 Dominican Republic: 64.63 El Salvador: 54.37 World: 63.13 1984 Dominican Republic: 65.13 El Salvador: 56.57 World: 63.44 1985 Dominican Republic: 65.61 El Salvador: 58.03 World: 63.73 1986 Dominican Republic: 66.06 El Salvador: 59.33 World: 64.12 1987 Dominican Republic: 66.49 El Salvador: 59.4 World: 64.46 1988 Dominican Republic: 66.91 El Salvador: 59.98 World: 64.67 1989 Dominican Republic: 67.33 El Salvador: 61.25 World: 64.96 1990 Dominican Republic: 67.75 El Salvador: 61.98 World: 65.11 1991 Dominican Republic: 68.15 El Salvador: 62.54 World: 65.3 1992 Dominican Republic: 68.53 El Salvador: 62.94 World: 65.55 1993 Dominican Republic: 68.86 El Salvador: 64 World: 65.74 1994 Dominican Republic: 69.16 El Salvador: 64.47 World: 65.96 1995 Dominican Republic: 69.39 El Salvador: 64.9 World: 66.2 1996 Dominican Republic: 69.6 El Salvador: 65.48 World: 66.52 1997 Dominican Republic: 69.81 El Salvador: 66.25 World: 66.83 1998 Dominican Republic: 69.88 El Salvador: 66.66 World: 67.07 1999 Dominican Republic: 70.18 El Salvador: 67.29 World: 67.31 2000 Dominican Republic: 70.37 El Salvador: 67.71 World: 67.65 2001 Dominican Republic: 70.55 El Salvador: 67.97 World: 67.95 2002 Dominican Republic: 70.72 El Salvador: 68.53 World: 68.23 2003 Dominican Republic: 70.86 El Salvador: 68.79 World: 68.52 2004 Dominican Republic: 70.73 El Salvador: 69.3 World: 68.77 2005 Dominican Republic: 71.04 El Salvador: 69.34 World: 69.11 2006 Dominican Republic: 71.05 El Salvador: 69.61 World: 69.47 2007 Dominican Republic: 71.1 El Salvador: 69.82 World: 69.81 2008 Dominican Republic: 71.33 El Salvador: 70.14 World: 70 2009 Dominican Republic: 71.59 El Salvador: 70.36 World: 70.38 2010 Dominican Republic: 72.04 El Salvador: 70.91 World: 70.68 2011 Dominican Republic: 72.5 El Salvador: 71.19 World: 70.97 2012 Dominican Republic: 72.82 El Salvador: 71.42 World: 71.26 2013 Dominican Republic: 73.04 El Salvador: 71.23 World: 71.53 2014 Dominican Republic: 73.15 El Salvador: 71.14 World: 71.78 2015 Dominican Republic: 72.98 El Salvador: 70.95 World: 71.97 2016 Dominican Republic: 72.89 El Salvador: 70.91 World: 72.19 2017 Dominican Republic: 73.37 El Salvador: 71.01 World: 72.37 2018 Dominican Republic: 73.56 El Salvador: 71.38 World: 72.64 2019 Dominican Republic: 73.11 El Salvador: 71.73 World: 72.87 2020 Dominican Republic: 72.64 El Salvador: 70.24 World: 72.18 2021 Dominican Republic: 71.76 El Salvador: 69.94 World: 71.22 2022 Dominican Republic: 74.21 El Salvador: 71.97 World: 72.97 2023 Dominican Republic: 73.72 El Salvador: 72.1 World: 73.33 2024 Dominican Republic: 73.87 El Salvador: 72.3 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Dominican Republic El Salvador World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Dominican Republic: 7.56 El Salvador: 6.62 World: 4.69 1961 Dominican Republic: 7.49 El Salvador: 6.64 World: 4.56 1962 Dominican Republic: 7.4 El Salvador: 6.68 World: 5.02 1963 Dominican Republic: 7.3 El Salvador: 6.69 World: 5.31 1964 Dominican Republic: 7.19 El Salvador: 6.68 World: 5.13 1965 Dominican Republic: 7.05 El Salvador: 6.64 World: 5.08 1966 Dominican Republic: 6.95 El Salvador: 6.57 World: 4.97 1967 Dominican Republic: 6.76 El Salvador: 6.49 World: 4.87 1968 Dominican Republic: 6.55 El Salvador: 6.39 World: 4.98 1969 Dominican Republic: 6.37 El Salvador: 6.28 World: 4.88 1970 Dominican Republic: 6.18 El Salvador: 6.18 World: 4.84 1971 Dominican Republic: 6.01 El Salvador: 6.13 World: 4.69 1972 Dominican Republic: 5.84 El Salvador: 6.03 World: 4.55 1973 Dominican Republic: 5.67 El Salvador: 5.93 World: 4.42 1974 Dominican Republic: 5.44 El Salvador: 5.82 World: 4.26 1975 Dominican Republic: 5.24 El Salvador: 5.71 World: 4.07 1976 Dominican Republic: 5.05 El Salvador: 5.59 World: 3.97 1977 Dominican Republic: 4.84 El Salvador: 5.47 World: 3.84 1978 Dominican Republic: 4.64 El Salvador: 5.36 World: 3.77 1979 Dominican Republic: 4.47 El Salvador: 5.23 World: 3.76 1980 Dominican Republic: 4.3 El Salvador: 5.11 World: 3.73 1981 Dominican Republic: 4.15 El Salvador: 4.99 World: 3.71 1982 Dominican Republic: 4.01 El Salvador: 4.83 World: 3.72 1983 Dominican Republic: 3.95 El Salvador: 4.65 World: 3.59 1984 Dominican Republic: 3.82 El Salvador: 4.48 World: 3.57 1985 Dominican Republic: 3.69 El Salvador: 4.32 World: 3.53 1986 Dominican Republic: 3.6 El Salvador: 4.19 World: 3.51 1987 Dominican Republic: 3.53 El Salvador: 4.18 World: 3.48 1988 Dominican Republic: 3.5 El Salvador: 4.1 World: 3.39 1989 Dominican Republic: 3.48 El Salvador: 4.03 World: 3.35 1990 Dominican Republic: 3.41 El Salvador: 3.96 World: 3.31 1991 Dominican Republic: 3.35 El Salvador: 3.89 World: 3.13 1992 Dominican Republic: 3.29 El Salvador: 3.8 World: 3.04 1993 Dominican Republic: 3.23 El Salvador: 3.69 World: 2.97 1994 Dominican Republic: 3.16 El Salvador: 3.61 World: 2.92 1995 Dominican Republic: 3.1 El Salvador: 3.57 World: 2.87 1996 Dominican Republic: 3.04 El Salvador: 3.48 World: 2.82 1997 Dominican Republic: 2.92 El Salvador: 3.38 World: 2.78 1998 Dominican Republic: 2.84 El Salvador: 3.34 World: 2.75 1999 Dominican Republic: 2.85 El Salvador: 3.22 World: 2.72 2000 Dominican Republic: 2.87 El Salvador: 3.08 World: 2.73 2001 Dominican Republic: 2.83 El Salvador: 2.93 World: 2.69 2002 Dominican Republic: 2.76 El Salvador: 2.78 World: 2.66 2003 Dominican Republic: 2.7 El Salvador: 2.64 World: 2.64 2004 Dominican Republic: 2.64 El Salvador: 2.52 World: 2.63 2005 Dominican Republic: 2.57 El Salvador: 2.44 World: 2.61 2006 Dominican Republic: 2.51 El Salvador: 2.4 World: 2.61 2007 Dominican Republic: 2.51 El Salvador: 2.35 World: 2.6 2008 Dominican Republic: 2.55 El Salvador: 2.29 World: 2.6 2009 Dominican Republic: 2.57 El Salvador: 2.26 World: 2.59 2010 Dominican Republic: 2.56 El Salvador: 2.24 World: 2.57 2011 Dominican Republic: 2.53 El Salvador: 2.22 World: 2.55 2012 Dominican Republic: 2.5 El Salvador: 2.19 World: 2.56 2013 Dominican Republic: 2.47 El Salvador: 2.15 World: 2.53 2014 Dominican Republic: 2.45 El Salvador: 2.13 World: 2.52 2015 Dominican Republic: 2.43 El Salvador: 2.07 World: 2.49 2016 Dominican Republic: 2.41 El Salvador: 1.97 World: 2.49 2017 Dominican Republic: 2.4 El Salvador: 1.9 World: 2.46 2018 Dominican Republic: 2.4 El Salvador: 1.85 World: 2.39 2019 Dominican Republic: 2.37 El Salvador: 1.84 World: 2.35 2020 Dominican Republic: 2.33 El Salvador: 1.82 World: 2.28 2021 Dominican Republic: 2.29 El Salvador: 1.8 World: 2.25 2022 Dominican Republic: 2.27 El Salvador: 1.79 World: 2.22 2023 Dominican Republic: 2.24 El Salvador: 1.78 World: 2.2 2024 Dominican Republic: 2.22 El Salvador: 1.77 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Dominican Republic El Salvador World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 Dominican Republic: 6.86 El Salvador: 7.53 World: 5.12 1992 Dominican Republic: 6.67 El Salvador: 7.88 World: 5.28 1993 Dominican Republic: 6.32 El Salvador: 9.94 World: 5.54 1994 Dominican Republic: 6.29 El Salvador: 7.68 World: 5.79 1995 Dominican Republic: 6.44 El Salvador: 7.65 World: 5.92 1996 Dominican Republic: 6.49 El Salvador: 7.68 World: 5.98 1997 Dominican Republic: 6.32 El Salvador: 7.98 World: 6.01 1998 Dominican Republic: 6.3 El Salvador: 7.1 World: 6.16 1999 Dominican Republic: 6.31 El Salvador: 7.3 World: 6.28 2000 Dominican Republic: 6.43 El Salvador: 6.96 World: 6.11 2001 Dominican Republic: 7.26 El Salvador: 6.96 World: 6.19 2002 Dominican Republic: 6.78 El Salvador: 6.2 World: 6.41 2003 Dominican Republic: 6.94 El Salvador: 6.9 World: 6.48 2004 Dominican Republic: 6.3 El Salvador: 6.8 World: 6.33 2005 Dominican Republic: 6.59 El Salvador: 7.22 World: 6.22 2006 Dominican Republic: 5.65 El Salvador: 6.57 World: 5.97 2007 Dominican Republic: 5.16 El Salvador: 6.41 World: 5.77 2008 Dominican Republic: 4.76 El Salvador: 5.88 World: 5.82 2009 Dominican Republic: 5.47 El Salvador: 7.33 World: 6.41 2010 Dominican Republic: 5.21 El Salvador: 4.89 World: 6.28 2011 Dominican Republic: 6.09 El Salvador: 4.3 World: 6.15 2012 Dominican Republic: 6.72 El Salvador: 3.84 World: 6.15 2013 Dominican Republic: 7.35 El Salvador: 3.69 World: 6.1 2014 Dominican Republic: 6.72 El Salvador: 4.15 World: 5.96 2015 Dominican Republic: 7.61 El Salvador: 4 World: 6 2016 Dominican Republic: 7.28 El Salvador: 4.42 World: 5.97 2017 Dominican Republic: 5.83 El Salvador: 4.39 World: 5.9 2018 Dominican Republic: 5.86 El Salvador: 4.01 World: 5.76 2019 Dominican Republic: 6.36 El Salvador: 4.17 World: 5.59 2020 Dominican Republic: 6.13 El Salvador: 5.01 World: 6.59 2021 Dominican Republic: 7.7 El Salvador: 4.33 World: 6.05 2022 Dominican Republic: 5.5 El Salvador: 3 World: 5.23 2023 Dominican Republic: 5.56 El Salvador: 2.99 World: 4.85 2024 Dominican Republic: 5.31 El Salvador: 3.26 World: 4.81 2025 Dominican Republic: 5.09 El Salvador: 3.3 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Dominican Republic El Salvador World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Dominican Republic: 0.88 El Salvador: 0.44 World: 4.14 1971 Dominican Republic: 0.87 El Salvador: 0.43 World: 4.04 1972 Dominican Republic: 1.09 El Salvador: 0.48 World: 4.16 1973 Dominican Republic: 1.06 El Salvador: 0.51 World: 4.32 1974 Dominican Republic: 1.1 El Salvador: 0.51 World: 4.23 1975 Dominican Republic: 1.11 El Salvador: 0.56 World: 4.14 1976 Dominican Republic: 1.11 El Salvador: 0.56 World: 4.31 1977 Dominican Republic: 1.17 El Salvador: 0.56 World: 4.36 1978 Dominican Republic: 1.16 El Salvador: 0.59 World: 4.42 1979 Dominican Republic: 1.2 El Salvador: 0.54 World: 4.46 1980 Dominican Republic: 1.2 El Salvador: 0.45 World: 4.33 1981 Dominican Republic: 1.12 El Salvador: 0.44 World: 4.18 1982 Dominican Republic: 1.06 El Salvador: 0.41 World: 4.05 1983 Dominican Republic: 1.2 El Salvador: 0.41 World: 4.01 1984 Dominican Republic: 1.24 El Salvador: 0.4 World: 4.07 1985 Dominican Republic: 1.06 El Salvador: 0.43 World: 4.05 1986 Dominican Republic: 1.16 El Salvador: 0.41 World: 4.04 1987 Dominican Republic: 1.31 El Salvador: 0.48 World: 4.1 1988 Dominican Republic: 1.28 El Salvador: 0.47 World: 4.16 1989 Dominican Republic: 1.34 El Salvador: 0.46 World: 4.16 1990 Dominican Republic: 1.12 El Salvador: 0.48 World: 4.15 1991 Dominican Republic: 1.15 El Salvador: 0.6 World: 4.1 1992 Dominican Republic: 1.31 El Salvador: 0.67 World: 4.01 1993 Dominican Republic: 1.27 El Salvador: 0.71 World: 3.97 1994 Dominican Republic: 1.45 El Salvador: 0.82 World: 3.94 1995 Dominican Republic: 1.52 El Salvador: 0.89 World: 3.99 1996 Dominican Republic: 1.6 El Salvador: 0.79 World: 4.01 1997 Dominican Republic: 1.79 El Salvador: 0.96 World: 4.02 1998 Dominican Republic: 2.02 El Salvador: 1 World: 3.98 1999 Dominican Republic: 2.16 El Salvador: 0.99 World: 3.95 2000 Dominican Republic: 2.22 El Salvador: 0.98 World: 4.01 2001 Dominican Republic: 2.2 El Salvador: 1.01 World: 4.01 2002 Dominican Republic: 2.37 El Salvador: 1.01 World: 4.02 2003 Dominican Republic: 2.09 El Salvador: 1.1 World: 4.15 2004 Dominican Republic: 1.91 El Salvador: 1.14 World: 4.28 2005 Dominican Republic: 2.04 El Salvador: 1.17 World: 4.39 2006 Dominican Republic: 2.2 El Salvador: 1.23 World: 4.48 2007 Dominican Republic: 2.19 El Salvador: 1.29 World: 4.59 2008 Dominican Republic: 2.16 El Salvador: 1.18 World: 4.56 2009 Dominican Republic: 2.05 El Salvador: 1.14 World: 4.45 2010 Dominican Republic: 2.13 El Salvador: 1.11 World: 4.67 2011 Dominican Republic: 2.12 El Salvador: 1.15 World: 4.76 2012 Dominican Republic: 2.17 El Salvador: 1.14 World: 4.77 2013 Dominican Republic: 2.11 El Salvador: 1.08 World: 4.81 2014 Dominican Republic: 2.1 El Salvador: 1.11 World: 4.78 2015 Dominican Republic: 2.29 El Salvador: 1.17 World: 4.7 2016 Dominican Republic: 2.36 El Salvador: 1.18 World: 4.65 2017 Dominican Republic: 2.23 El Salvador: 1.07 World: 4.67 2018 Dominican Republic: 2.38 El Salvador: 1.14 World: 4.73 2019 Dominican Republic: 2.61 El Salvador: 1.3 World: 4.7 2020 Dominican Republic: 2.45 El Salvador: 1.07 World: 4.47 2021 Dominican Republic: 2.67 El Salvador: 1.2 World: 4.68 2022 Dominican Republic: 2.86 El Salvador: 1.35 World: 4.67 2023 Dominican Republic: 2.89 El Salvador: 1.46 World: 4.68 2024 Dominican Republic: 2.99 El Salvador: 1.51 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Dominican Republic El Salvador World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Dominican Republic: 11.48 El Salvador: 4.2 World: 15.6 2006 Dominican Republic: 14.84 El Salvador: 5.5 World: 17.2 2007 Dominican Republic: 17.66 El Salvador: 6.11 World: 20.2 2008 Dominican Republic: 20.82 El Salvador: 10.08 World: 22.8 2009 Dominican Republic: 27.72 El Salvador: 12.11 World: 25.3 2010 Dominican Republic: 31.4 El Salvador: 15.9 World: 28.4 2011 Dominican Republic: 38 El Salvador: 18.9 World: 30.9 2012 Dominican Republic: 42.32 El Salvador: 20.32 World: 33.3 2013 Dominican Republic: 45.9 El Salvador: 23.11 World: 35.3 2014 Dominican Republic: 49.58 El Salvador: 24.76 World: 37.4 2015 Dominican Republic: 54.22 El Salvador: 26.8 World: 39.9 2016 Dominican Republic: 63.87 El Salvador: 29 World: 43.6 2017 Dominican Republic: 67.57 El Salvador: 33.82 World: 46.3 2018 Dominican Republic: 74.82 El Salvador: 43.8 World: 49.4 2019 Dominican Republic: 79.72 El Salvador: 50.49 World: 53.9 2020 Dominican Republic: 81.62 El Salvador: 54.6 World: 60.1 2021 Dominican Republic: 85.24 El Salvador: 57.26 World: 63.8 2022 Dominican Republic: 81.51 El Salvador: 60.06 World: 67 2023 Dominican Republic: 86.13 El Salvador: 62.62 World: 69.2 2024 Dominican Republic: 91 El Salvador: 66.48 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Population 11.5 mn 2025
84th of 215		 6.4 mn 2025
112th of 215
Population density 235.1 /km² 2023
57th of 214		 304.5 /km² 2023
38th of 214
Population growth 0.81 % 2025
113th of 215		 0.43 % 2025
145th of 215
Life expectancy 73.9 years 2024
114th of 215		 72.3 years 2024
133rd of 215
Fertility rate 2.22 2024
91st of 215		 1.77 2024
120th of 215
Birth rate 17.6 ‰ 2024
86th of 215		 15.6 ‰ 2024
101st of 215
Infant mortality 27.7 ‰ 2024
146th of 196		 8.8 ‰ 2024
77th of 196
Urban population 72.5 % 2025
79th of 215		 75.5 % 2025
71st of 215
Aged 65+ 8.2 % 2025
115th of 215		 8.3 % 2025
113th of 215
Living in cities 61.2 % 2025
30th of 215		 43.1 % 2025
86th of 215
Living in towns 24.8 % 2025
152nd of 215		 33.6 % 2025
95th of 215
Living in rural areas 14.0 % 2025
172nd of 215		 23.3 % 2025
121st of 215

Human development

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Human Development Index 0.776 2023
89th of 193		 0.678 2023
132nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.634 2023
78th of 169		 0.555 2023
102nd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.726 2023
46th of 156		 0.638 2023
96th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.417 2023
106th of 172		 0.362 2023
92nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
GDP 127.4 bn US$ 2025
65th of 186		 36.7 bn US$ 2025
108th of 186
GDP per capita 11,059 US$ 2025
78th of 186		 5,767 US$ 2025
113th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 28,721 int. $ 2025
71st of 185		 14,101 int. $ 2025
115th of 185
GNI per capita 10,620 US$ 2025
75th of 182		 5,410 US$ 2025
110th of 182
GDP growth 2.1 % 2025
132nd of 186		 3.9 % 2025
73rd of 186
Inflation 3.9 % 2025
56th of 165		 0.3 % 2025
149th of 165
Trade 51.5 % 2025
102nd of 138		 88.2 % 2025
60th of 138
Exports 23.6 % 2025
98th of 138		 32.0 % 2025
78th of 138
FDI inflows 3.9 % 2025
69th of 192		 2.1 % 2025
80th of 192
Manufacturing 12.3 % 2025
61st of 132		 12.7 % 2025
56th of 132
Agriculture 4.6 % 2025
92nd of 158		 4.4 % 2025
94th of 158
Tax revenue 14.7 % 2024
62nd of 89		 21.8 % 2024
30th of 89
Military spending 0.8 % 2024
120th of 147		 1.2 % 2024
98th of 147
Government debt - 107.3 % 2024
34th of 56

Labour

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Unemployment 5.1 % 2025
92nd of 181		 3.3 % 2025
51st of 181
Youth unemployment 12.3 % 2025
90th of 181		 7.8 % 2025
47th of 181
Women in the labour force 53.7 % 2025
89th of 181		 49.1 % 2025
120th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 7.0 % 2025
118th of 181		 13.9 % 2025
95th of 181
Weekly hours worked 39.1 h 2025
90th of 181		 42.9 h 2025
43rd of 181
Youth NEET rate 25.8 % 2025
137th of 181		 21.8 % 2025
112th of 181
Labour income share 47.8 % 2016 50.7 % 2024
37th of 114
Output per hour 26.8 $ 2025
77th of 181		 11.8 $ 2025
123rd of 181

Health

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Health spending 4.6 % 2023
133rd of 192		 9.3 % 2023
40th of 192
Health spending per person 489 US$ 2023
95th of 191		 501 US$ 2023
91st of 191
Physicians 2.43 /1,000 2023
64th of 125		 1.62 /1,000 2023
72nd of 125
Under-5 mortality 30.6 ‰ 2024
140th of 196		 10.0 ‰ 2024
77th of 196
Maternal mortality 124 /100k 2023
137th of 194		 39 /100k 2023
90th of 194
Safe drinking water 45.3 % 2024
112th of 147		 -
Tobacco use - 8.2 % 2024
22nd of 166

Food

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Calories per person 3,313 kcal 2023
47th of 155		 2,896 kcal 2023
87th of 155
Protein supply 86.8 g 2022
102nd of 174		 87.0 g 2022
100th of 174
Animal protein supply 46.6 g 2022
83rd of 174		 35.9 g 2022
105th of 174
Fat supply 112.1 g 2022
63rd of 174		 74.8 g 2022
117th of 174
Food insecurity 41.3 % 2024
99th of 134		 41.7 % 2024
100th of 134
Severe food insecurity 16.4 % 2024
100th of 124		 12.3 % 2024
93rd of 124
Cereal import dependency 63.0 % 2022
60th of 160		 54.1 % 2022
66th of 160

Education

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Literacy 94.0 % 2024
15th of 29		 89.8 % 2024
21st of 29
Secondary enrolment 76.4 % 2024
89th of 108		 62.1 % 2024
96th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 57.7 % 2024
53rd of 128		 32.8 % 2024
91st of 128
Education spending 3.8 % 2023
59th of 121		 3.3 % 2024
78th of 121
Expected schooling 13.6 yrs 2023
96th of 195		 11.1 yrs 2023
155th of 195
Mean schooling 9.4 yrs 2023
104th of 193		 7.3 yrs 2023
139th of 193

Society

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Income inequality 39.0 2024
82nd of 93		 39.8 2023
67th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.8 % 2024
49th of 93		 4.6 % 2023
64th of 93
Internet use 91.0 % 2024
51st of 182		 66.5 % 2024
126th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 93.7 /100 2024
124th of 151		 176.5 /100 2024
10th of 151
Electricity access 99.5 % 2024
130th of 213		 98.7 % 2024
136th of 213
Women in parliament 37.4 % 2025
39th of 184		 31.7 % 2025
64th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Refugees hosted 20 2025
152nd of 177		 182 2025
141st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
162nd of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
145th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 1,029 2025
99th of 177		 328 2025
118th of 177
Refugees from the country 1,240 2025
103rd of 199		 68,182 2025
31st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
117th of 199		 10.7 ‰ 2025
17th of 199

Governance

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Control of corruption 42.5 /100 2024
110th of 207		 36.2 /100 2024
140th of 207
Government effectiveness 52.8 /100 2024
98th of 205		 47.8 /100 2024
114th of 205
Rule of law 53.8 /100 2024
107th of 207		 44.7 /100 2024
147th of 207
Regulatory quality 58.1 /100 2024
76th of 205		 52.1 /100 2024
109th of 205
Voice and accountability 60.4 /100 2024
88th of 205		 43.0 /100 2024
143rd of 205
Political stability 76.0 /100 2024
68th of 207		 66.0 /100 2024
105th of 207

Environment

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
CO₂ per capita 2.99 t 2024
111th of 202		 1.51 t 2024
78th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 33.1 Mt 2024
69th of 204		 9.0 Mt 2024
111th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.09 % 2024
69th of 204		 0.02 % 2024
111th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.9 Gt 2024
85th of 204		 0.3 Gt 2024
120th of 204
GHG per capita 4.51 t 2024
105th of 202		 2.33 t 2024
65th of 202
Renewable energy 14.8 % 2021
124th of 211		 21.9 % 2021
101st of 211
Forest area 45.0 % 2023
62nd of 212		 27.5 % 2023
113th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 13.5 µg/m³ 2023
69th of 200		 29.6 µg/m³ 2023
150th of 200
Water stress 39.6 % 2022
133rd of 176		 12.1 % 2022
93rd of 176
Land area 48,198 km² 2023
128th of 214		 20,720 km² 2023
150th of 214

Energy

Indicator Dominican Republic El Salvador
Renewable electricity 23.8 % 2025
124th of 190		 91.0 % 2025
19th of 190
Wind and solar 16.2 % 2025
65th of 190		 24.3 % 2025
34th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
67th of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 23.8 % 2025
129th of 190		 91.0 % 2025
23rd of 190
Fossil electricity 76.2 % 2025
129th of 190		 9.0 % 2025
23rd of 190
Coal power 29.1 % 2025
159th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 538 g/kWh 2025
131st of 190		 111 g/kWh 2025
27th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.96 MWh 2025
103rd of 191		 1.00 MWh 2025
137th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.