Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index was 0.634 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Dominican Republic, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.634 for inequality-adjusted human development index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.636 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.542, in 2010.
Dominican Republic ranks 78th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.542 | — |
| 2011 | 0.548 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.559 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.558 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.571 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.579 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.561 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.613 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.614 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.616 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.622 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.622 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.636 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.634 | -0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.634 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6405, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.634 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.605, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5761 | 0.542 | 0.616 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6285 | 0.622 | 0.636 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index in Dominican Republic?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index in Dominican Republic was 0.634 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.636 in 2022.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.542 in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for inequality-adjusted human development index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.