Dominican Republic rankings 2026: where Dominican Republic places in 85 global Top 10s
Dominican Republic is #3 in Countries with the longest compulsory education and inside the top 10 of 1 ranking. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
This is the complete picture of Dominican Republic across Top10Earth: 85 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #3 in Countries with the longest compulsory education, where it is measured at 15 years (Duration of compulsory education) as of 2026-11-02. Dominican Republic finishes inside the top 10 in 1 ranking.
Top 10 finishes
Dominican Republic is inside the top 10 of 1 further ranking. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #3 in Countries with the longest compulsory education with 15 years, behind Guatemala (16 years) and ahead of Ecuador. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Dominican Republic by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Dominican Republic holds 29 positions: #14 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person (0.58 kg per person per year), #16 of 50 in Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean (0.64 %), #16 of 50 in Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean (6,276 tonnes per year) and #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (1.11 %). 25 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Dominican Republic holds 22 positions: #14 of 44 in Countries with the highest palm oil yields (13.8 tonnes per hectare), #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (0.55 tonnes per hectare), #20 of 50 in Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most (1.36 PPP dollars) and #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest banana yields (36.44 tonnes per hectare). 18 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Dominican Republic holds 15 positions: #11 of 50 in Countries by net capital account (2,087.1 BoP, current US$ million), #17 of 50 in Countries by net secondary income (11.3k BoP, current US$ million), #19 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances (12.4k current US$ million) and #21 of 50 in Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income (18.7 %). 11 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Dominican Republic holds 11 positions: #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city (40.07 %), #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution (33.54 micrograms per cubic metre), #29 of 50 in Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP (9.74 % of GDP) and #31 of 50 in Countries with the highest homicide rates (10.92 per 100,000 people). 7 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Dominican Republic holds 5 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates (27.42 per 100,000 people), #18 of 50 in Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) (8.27 %), #35 of 50 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure (3.8 %) and #40 of 50 in Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates (2.17 deaths per 1,000 live births). 1 more ranking is listed below.
Travel
In travel, Dominican Republic holds 2 positions: #29 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (7.56 US$ bn) and #44 of 50 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (8.83 % of GDP).
Education and science
In education and science, Dominican Republic holds 1 position: #3 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (15 years).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Dominican Republic moved in 75 rankings:
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries by net capital account (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #13 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #14 in Countries with the highest palm oil yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #14 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #15 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #16 in Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #16 in Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #17 in Countries by net secondary income (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #19 in Countries receiving the most remittances (2026-10-29).
Since the first snapshot
Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:
- Countries earning the most from tourism: #14 on 2026-10-28 → #29 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
Where Dominican Republic ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Dominican Republic's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from coal (7.96 million tonnes), 50th of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from coal (0.05 % of global total) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the most installed solar power capacity (2.08 GW). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Dominican Republic
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the longest compulsory education · 15 years · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries by net capital account · 2,087.1 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 27.42 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 13.8 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 0.58 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · 0.55 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean · 0.64 % · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean · 6,276 tonnes per year · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries by net secondary income · 11.3k BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) · 8.27 % · 2026-10-29
- #19 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances · 12.4k current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 1.11 % · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · 1.36 PPP dollars · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports · 0.97 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 18.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the fastest forest expansion · 31.24 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 18.07 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 60.59 Gini index · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city · 40.07 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest banana yields · 36.44 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) · 11.17 % of total agricultural land · 2026-10-31
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.39 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 17.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal · 29.77 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 33.54 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the largest external debt · 53.29 DOD, current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #29 of 50 · Countries earning the most from tourism · 7.56 US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #29 of 50 · Countries producing the most coffee · 24.84 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 48 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP · 9.74 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP · 9.74 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 25 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 22.04 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
- #31 of 50 · Countries producing the most sugar cane · 4.95 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest homicide rates · 10.92 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection · 51.07 % · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries gaining the most forest area each year · 6.62 thousand hectares · 2026-10-29
- #32 of 50 · Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · 43.67 % of urban population · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest egg yields per hen · 15.66 kilograms per bird · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries by insurance and financial services · 11.88 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #33 of 50 · Countries by transport services · 50.66 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person · 0.2 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 3.51 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #35 of 50 · Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure · 3.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries generating the most coal electricity per person · 572.02 kWh per person · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest rice yields · 5.1 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries generating the most electricity from coal · 6.59 TWh · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 24.62 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the largest military share of population · 0.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.29 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries eating the most poultry per person · 38.63 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.17 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 83.31 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste · 194.02 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 6,247.17 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries producing the most rice · 958 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries using the most water for agriculture · 7.56 billion cubic meters · 2026-10-29
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest coffee yields · 0.55 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 41.3 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected · 13.3 % of territorial waters · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP · 8.83 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 7.78 % · 2026-11-01
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals · 39.55 % of internal resources · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries producing the most chicken meat · 421.62 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest groundnut yields · 1.56 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption · 56.05 % · 2026-10-31
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare · 188.06 kg per hectare of arable land · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP · 0.74 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest potato yields · 28.73 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the fastest growth in money supply · 11.29 % · 2026-10-29
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas · 41.27 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels · 0 % of total energy · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops · 5.99 % of land area · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · 35.21 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 4.95 % · 2026-10-31
- #48 of 50 · Countries attracting the most foreign direct investment · 4,918.8 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation · 2,039.55 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-01
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person · 0.7 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults · 250.49 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the most container port traffic · 2,110.61 thousand TEU · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the most imported deforestation · 4,747.78 hectares · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from coal · 7.96 million tonnes · 2026-10-29
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from coal · 0.05 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the most installed solar power capacity · 2.08 GW · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the most organic agricultural land · 136.84 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Dominican Republic's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Dominican Republic
What is Dominican Republic's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#3 in Countries with the longest compulsory education, with 15 years (Duration of compulsory education) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Dominican Republic?
85 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Dominican Republic in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 1 ranking, including #3 in Countries with the longest compulsory education.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.