Brazil vs Dominican Republic
Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.9 years in Brazil and 6.6 years in Dominican Republic, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Brazil, by 1.3 years, or 1.2 times that in Dominican Republic.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Brazil ranked 88 and Dominican Republic ranked 114 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Brazil | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.9 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 6.3 |
| 2010 | 7.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Dominican Republic
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Dominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Dominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Dominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Dominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Dominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Dominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Dominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Dominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Dominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Dominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Dominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBrazil: $9,748 in 2025Dominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025
- GDP growthBrazil: 2.3% a year in 2025Dominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025
- InflationBrazil: 5% a year in 2025Dominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025
- Government debtBrazil: 93.3% of GDP in 2025Dominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Dominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Dominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Dominican Republic: $90 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Dominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Dominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Dominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Dominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Dominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Dominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022