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Dominican Republic vs Venezuela
Side-by-side comparison of Dominican Republic and Venezuela from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Dominican Republic
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 182 years
Venezuela
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 215 years
In short
Dominican Republic scores 47.4 in the NationsTree Index (98th in the world) and Venezuela scores 38.0 (136th), a gap of 9.4 points. Their trees are 11 m and 6.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Venezuela has 2.5 times the population of Dominican Republic. Venezuela is 6.2 times larger than Dominican Republic by land area. The economy of Venezuela is 88% larger than that of Dominican Republic (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Dominican Republic 11.5 million and Venezuela 28.5 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $28,721 in Dominican Republic and $21,283 in Venezuela (2025, international dollars). People in Dominican Republic live on average 1.2 years longer (73.9 vs 72.7 years).
Of 27 indicators reported by both countries, Dominican Republic ranks higher in the world on 20 and Venezuela on 7. Dominican Republic is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, tourism and trade. Venezuela is clearly stronger in military and science & innovation.
As a nation, Venezuela is the older of the two (statehood since 1811, 215 years), compared with Dominican Republic (since 1844). Over the last five years Venezuela improved faster (direction score 67 vs 50 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
Dominican Republic
99.5%
131st of 215
Venezuelabetter
100.0%
1st of 215
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Dominican Republicbetter
58.7
80th of 205
Venezuela
21.3
203rd of 205
Political stabilityInstitutions & safety
Dominican Republicbetter
76.2
70th of 207
Venezuela
39.2
185th of 207
Renewable freshwater per personNatural resources
Dominican Republic
2,092
105th of 183
Venezuelabetter
28,533
21st of 183
Secondary enrolmentSociety & health
Dominican Republic
76.4%
133rd of 173
Venezuelabetter
97.8%
69th of 173
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Dominican Republic overtook Venezuela in life expectancy in 2016 and has stayed ahead since.
Dominican Republic overtook Venezuela in the NationsTree Index in 2015 and has stayed ahead since.
Venezuela has been ahead of Dominican Republic in GDP per person (PPP), GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
Dominican RepublicVenezuela All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Dominican Republic | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 146,83995th/216 · 2024 | 912,05032nd/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 48,198128th/216 · 2024 | 882,05032nd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 11.5 m84th/217 · 2025 | 28.5 m53rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.81%114th/217 · 2025 | 0.39%148th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 237.159th/216 · 2024 | 32.2168th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 72.5%80th/217 · 2025 | 89.3%33rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 26.2%89th/217 · 2025 | 24.9%95th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 8.2%117th/217 · 2025 | 10.0%99th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $127.41 bn66th/210 · 2025 | $99.66 bn78th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $330.88 bn63rd/199 · 2025 | $621.14 bn2011 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $282.75 bn63rd/199 · 2025 | — |
| GDP per person USD | $11,05999th/210 · 2025 | $3,495155th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $28,72182nd/199 · 2025 | $21,2832011 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $10,62091st/201 · 2025 | $3,860142nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 2.1%143rd/210 · 2025 | 1.6%159th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 3.9%117th/180 · 2025 | 254.9%2016 |
| Unemployment % | 5.1%92nd/187 · 2025 | 5.3%97th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 16.4%1999 | — |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 59.0%109th/189 · 2025 | — |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -3.6%121st/192 · 2025 | -4.5%141st/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 4.6%109th/197 · 2025 | 0.0%2011 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 28.4%61st/200 · 2025 | 0.0%2011 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 12.3%75th/192 · 2025 | 0.0%2011 |
| Services % of GDP | 60.1%83rd/200 · 2025 | 0.0%2011 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $30.12 bn83rd/182 · 2025 | $14.85 bn98th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $35.49 bn75th/182 · 2025 | $10.07 bn118th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 23.6%128th/183 · 2025 | 14.9%163rd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 27.9%144th/183 · 2025 | 10.1%182nd/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 51.5%140th/183 · 2025 | 25.0%181st/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.6%127th/170 · 2025 | 97.7%2013 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 54.0%66th/171 · 2025 | 1.8%2013 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 24.7%58th/171 · 2025 | 0.0%2013 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 2.5%96th/171 · 2025 | 0.4%2013 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 7.7%82nd/168 · 2024 | — |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -1.2%95th/191 · 2025 | 0.6%71st/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 3.9%55th/196 · 2025 | -0.5%184th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 2.1%94th/209 · 2021 | 11.8%2014 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 11.30%2014 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.38%2014 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.01%2014 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 2.04%36th/209 · 2021 | 0.11%2014 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.03%135th/209 · 2021 | 0.05%2014 |
| Arable land % of land area | 21.7%50th/206 · 2024 | 2.9%157th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 2,092105th/183 · 2022 | 28,53321st/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 2.7 m54th/194 · 2020 | 429,000131st/194 · 2017 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $7.56 bn24th/175 · 2018 | $546.0 m94th/175 · 2016 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 37.7%21st/168 · 2018 | 1.8%133rd/168 · 2016 |
| Outbound trips departures | 210,00093rd/107 · 2020 | 1.1 m64th/107 · 2017 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 73.9116th/217 · 2024 | 72.7129th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 30.6140th/196 · 2024 | 24.2130th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.4374th/174 · 2023 | 1.662017 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.8126th/145 · 2023 | 1.0119th/145 · 2020 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 87%121st/193 · 2024 | 62%182nd/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 61.6%99th/153 · 2024 | 70.9%2017 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 76.4%133rd/173 · 2024 | 97.8%69th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 51.1%30th/55 · 2021 | 14.5%2006 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 12.5%112th/217 · 2025 | 15.4%96th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 4.6%134th/193 · 2023 | 3.8%159th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 94.0%43rd/98 · 2024 | 97.2%2017 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 57.7%64th/150 · 2024 | 78.3%2009 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.77689th/193 · 2023 | 0.709121st/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 39.080th/108 · 2024 | 44.72006 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.8%43rd/108 · 2024 | 9.7%2006 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 99.5%131st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 45.3%115th/150 · 2024 | — |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 43.0%95th/144 · 2024 | 26.0%116th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 91.0%51st/186 · 2024 | 76.7%110th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 94153rd/210 · 2024 | 71176th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 11.2115th/208 · 2024 | 12.9106th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.7071st/164 · 2022 | 2.4096th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 3362006 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 996,23899th/161 · 2023 | 1.8 m84th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 2.99111th/203 · 2024 | 3.39116th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 14.8%124th/212 · 2021 | 33.7%74th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 13.569th/200 · 2023 | 19.2110th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 46.7%65th/214 · 2024 | 53.4%47th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 95492nd/149 · 2024 | 1,45777th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 53.2104th/205 · 2025 | 23.8192nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 48.291st/207 · 2025 | 16.9200th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 56.6105th/207 · 2025 | 22.4207th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 76.270th/207 · 2025 | 39.2185th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 58.780th/205 · 2025 | 21.3203rd/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 64.083rd/205 · 2025 | 25.7195th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 10.9116th/145 · 2023 | 12.6123rd/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $1.04 bn82nd/156 · 2025 | $2.13 bn2017 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.8%130th/156 · 2025 | 2.2%2017 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 4.1%105th/154 · 2025 | — |
| Armed forces personnel people | 71,00059th/170 · 2020 | 343,00018th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 1.48%42nd/168 · 2020 | 3.47%13th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 13.0 m102nd/163 · 2025 | 98.0 m49th/163 · 2023 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 065th/65 · 2022 | 40.0 m2009 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | — | 0.34%2014 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 11101st/137 · 2024 | 6379th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 105139th/197 · 2023 | 475103rd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?
Venezuela has the larger population: 28.5 m (2025) compared with 11.5 m for Dominican Republic (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger: 912,050 km² (2024) compared with 146,839 km² for Dominican Republic (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?
Venezuela has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $621.14 bn intl. (2011) compared with $330.88 bn intl. for Dominican Republic (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?
Dominican Republic has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $28,721 intl. (2025) compared with $21,283 intl. for Venezuela (2011). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Dominican Republic or Venezuela?
Dominican Republic has the higher life expectancy at birth: 73.9 years (2024) compared with 72.7 years for Venezuela (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?
Venezuela spends more on the military: $2.13 bn (2017) compared with $1.04 bn for Dominican Republic (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?
Dominican Republic: 47.4 points (98th in the world); Venezuela: 38.0 points (136th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Dominican Republic vs Venezuela — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/dominican-republic-vs-venezuela. Data as of 26 October 2026.