Dominican Republic vs Paraguay

Dominican Republic and Paraguay compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Dominican Republic has about 1.6 times as many people as Paraguay: 11.5 million against 7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Dominican Republic ($11,059) is 57% higher than in Paraguay ($7,027) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Paraguay (6.6%) than in Dominican Republic (2.1%), a difference of 4.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Paraguay (4%) than in Dominican Republic (3.9%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Dominican Republic (5.1%) than in Paraguay (4.8%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Dominican Republic (73.9 years) and Paraguay (74 years) in 2024.
• The population of Dominican Republic is older: half of its people are over 27.7 years, against 26.3 years in Paraguay in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Dominican Republic (91%) than in Paraguay (81.6%), a difference of 9.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Dominican Republic (3 tonnes) are about 2.5 times as high as in Paraguay (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Dominican Republic (46.7%) than in Paraguay (36.5%), a difference of 10.2 percentage points in 2024.