Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
30.60 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 70/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Dominican Republic
Latin America & Caribbean · Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Santo Domingo
Rank #114 of scored countries.
Survival
68.8
Living
46.0
Governance
47.7
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
2.43 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 43/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
17.30 %(2025)
Normalized: 78/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
45.33 %(2024)
Normalized: 39/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
3.60 %(2023)
Normalized: 97/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
5.09 %(2025)
Normalized: 79/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
12.31 %(2025)
Normalized: 76/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
3.76 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 34/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
27,542 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 23/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
4.60 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 19/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
3.30 %(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
73.87 years(2024)
Normalized: 61/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
39.00 0–100 index(2024)
Normalized: 47/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.27 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 37/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.07 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 50/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.18 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 47/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.20 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 58/100 · higher is better
History
Dominican Republic — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1986: +10.0 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 49.4 | 72.1 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 49.7 | 74.0 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 49.4 | 72.7 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 48.9 | 75.4 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 48.8 | 73.0 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 48.6 | 52.0 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 48.3 | 53.0 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 45.9 | 45.1 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 44.4 | 38.2 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 44.0 | 48.8 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 41.4 | 49.9 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 41.7 | 57.9 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 41.9 | 55.9 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 43.9 | 60.8 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 44.1 | 57.8 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 42.0 | 53.9 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 42.6 | 59.6 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 42.8 | 54.9 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 43.1 | 56.4 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 45.3 | 51.4 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 45.3 | 44.6 | — |
| 1986 | 45.5 | 36 | 45.3 | 55.5 | 31.9 |
| 1987 | 44.7 | 47 | 45.5 | 54.2 | 30.0 |
| 1988 | 44.7 | 49 | 51.9 | 47.1 | 29.8 |
| 1989 | 43.7 | 54 | 52.0 | 48.0 | 24.3 |
| 1990 | 42.3 | 53 | 57.1 | 37.1 | 25.8 |
| 1991 | 46.5 | 56 | 64.8 | 40.7 | 25.5 |
| 1992 | 48.3 | 64 | 65.8 | 46.1 | 23.3 |
| 1993 | 47.8 | 72 | 64.0 | 45.9 | 24.4 |
| 1994 | 48.1 | 73 | 64.2 | 45.9 | 25.3 |
| 1995 | 48.7 | 77 | 66.4 | 45.9 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 52.6 | 107 | 66.7 | 46.3 | 39.0 |
| 1997 | 54.1 | 102 | 70.8 | 46.4 | 38.4 |
| 1998 | 52.8 | 108 | 70.9 | 46.0 | 33.3 |
| 1999 | 52.4 | 105 | 71.1 | 44.8 | 33.1 |
| 2000 | 48.5 | 123 | 63.3 | 43.6 | 31.5 |
| 2001 | 47.7 | 127 | 62.2 | 42.2 | 32.2 |
| 2002 | 47.9 | 125 | 62.1 | 42.1 | 33.5 |
| 2003 | 43.0 | 150 | 61.1 | 32.1 | 29.3 |
| 2004 | 40.1 | 162 | 61.6 | 22.1 | 30.8 |
| 2005 | 46.2 | 139 | 61.9 | 38.8 | 31.2 |
| 2006 | 45.4 | 140 | 63.5 | 33.9 | 32.4 |
| 2007 | 45.7 | 136 | 63.4 | 35.2 | 32.2 |
| 2008 | 44.6 | 138 | 61.9 | 34.0 | 31.7 |
| 2009 | 46.6 | 138 | 60.7 | 41.7 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 45.2 | 141 | 61.8 | 36.7 | 30.5 |
| 2011 | 45.8 | 140 | 62.0 | 38.4 | 30.2 |
| 2012 | 46.8 | 140 | 61.9 | 40.1 | 31.8 |
| 2013 | 47.0 | 137 | 61.1 | 42.5 | 30.7 |
| 2014 | 49.9 | 125 | 62.9 | 44.8 | 36.3 |
| 2015 | 49.1 | 135 | 61.4 | 46.3 | 33.3 |
| 2016 | 47.6 | 140 | 58.1 | 45.7 | 33.6 |
| 2017 | 48.7 | 134 | 61.0 | 44.3 | 35.2 |
| 2018 | 48.3 | 138 | 61.1 | 44.1 | 33.5 |
| 2019 | 49.4 | 131 | 60.6 | 46.2 | 35.9 |
| 2020 | 50.3 | 123 | 61.0 | 46.4 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 48.5 | 131 | 59.2 | 41.0 | 41.8 |
| 2022 | 52.3 | 118 | 64.4 | 43.6 | 45.0 |
| 2023 | 54.1 | 112 | 67.1 | 45.5 | 45.5 |
| 2024 | 55.3 | 113 | 68.2 | 46.1 | 47.4 |
| 2025 | 55.6 | 114 | 68.8 | 46.0 | 47.7 |
| 2026 | 55.5 | 114 | 68.3 | 46.3 | 48.0 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Dominican Republic.