Dominican Republic vs Ecuador
Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.98% in Dominican Republic and 2.98% in Ecuador, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0 percentage points, or 1 times that in Ecuador.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Dominican Republic ranked 143 and Ecuador ranked 144 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.98 | 2.98 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.99 | 2.97 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.01 | 2.97 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.02 | 2.97 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.03 | 2.97 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.04 | 2.96 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.05 | 2.96 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.05 | 2.96 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.06 | 2.96 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.07 | 2.96 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.07 | 2.96 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.07 | 2.96 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.08 | 2.96 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.08 | 2.95 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.08 | 2.94 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.07 | 2.93 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.07 | 2.92 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.07 | 2.91 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.05 | 2.91 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.02 | 2.91 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.99 | 2.9 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.96 | 2.9 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.94 | 2.89 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.94 | 2.88 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.93 | 2.88 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.92 | 2.87 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.91 | 2.87 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.9 | 2.86 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Ecuador
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Ecuador: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Ecuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ecuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Ecuador: 67.1% in 2022
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Ecuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Ecuador: 18 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Ecuador: 0.87% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Ecuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Ecuador: 63.4% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Ecuador: 28.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Ecuador: 8.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ecuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Ecuador: $6,165 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Ecuador: 3.7% a year in 2025
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Ecuador: 0.7% a year in 2025
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Ecuador: 54.5% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Ecuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Ecuador: $2.71B in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Ecuador: $150 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Ecuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Ecuador: 42,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Ecuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Ecuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Ecuador: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022Ecuador: 2 million TIV in 2018