Dominican Republic vs Ecuador
Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 91% in Dominican Republic and 77.2% in Ecuador, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 13.8 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Ecuador.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Ecuador.
- In 2024, Dominican Republic ranked 51 and Ecuador ranked 105 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 91 | 77.2 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 86.1 | 72.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 81.5 | 69.7 | 67 |
| 2021 | 85.2 | 69.1 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 81.6 | 70.7 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 79.7 | 59.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 74.8 | 57.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 67.6 | 55.8 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 63.9 | 54.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 54.2 | 48.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 49.6 | 45.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 45.9 | 40.3 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 42.3 | 35.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 38 | 31.4 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 31.4 | 29 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 27.7 | 24.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 20.8 | 18.8 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 17.7 | 10.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 14.8 | 7.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 11.5 | 6 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 8.9 | 4.8 | – |
| 2003 | 7.9 | 4.5 | – |
| 2002 | 6.8 | 4.3 | – |
| 2001 | 4.4 | 2.7 | – |
| 2000 | 3.7 | 1.5 | – |
| 1999 | 1.1 | 0.8 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Ecuador: 2.98% in 2017
- 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