Cuba vs Dominican Republic

Cuba and Dominican Republic compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Cuba and Dominican Republic have about the same number of people: 10.9 million and 11.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Dominican Republic ($11,059 in 2025) is 15% higher than in Cuba ($9,605 in 2020).
• The economy grew faster in Dominican Republic (2.1% in 2025) than in Cuba (-1.1% in 2024), a difference of 3.2 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Dominican Republic (5.1%) than in Cuba (1.7%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cuba can expect to live 4.4 years longer than one born in Dominican Republic: 78.3 years against 73.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Cuba is older: half of its people are over 41.7 years, against 27.7 years in Dominican Republic in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Dominican Republic (91%) than in Cuba (70.5%), a difference of 20.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Dominican Republic (3 tonnes) are 58% higher than in Cuba (1.9 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Dominican Republic (46.7%) than in Cuba (34.9%), a difference of 11.8 percentage points in 2024.