Dominican Republic vs Peru
Dominican Republic vs Peru: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.98% in Dominican Republic and 2.28% in Peru, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Peru.
% 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 Peru ranked 192 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Dominican Republic | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.98 | 2.28 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.99 | 2.27 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.01 | 2.27 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.02 | 2.27 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.03 | 2.26 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.04 | 2.26 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.05 | 2.26 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.05 | 2.26 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.06 | 2.27 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.07 | 2.28 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.07 | 2.29 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.07 | 2.3 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.08 | 2.31 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.08 | 2.31 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.08 | 2.32 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.07 | 2.32 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.07 | 2.33 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.07 | 2.34 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.05 | 2.35 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.02 | 2.36 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.99 | 2.37 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.96 | 2.38 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.94 | 2.38 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.94 | 2.38 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.93 | 2.38 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.92 | 2.38 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.91 | 2.37 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.9 | 2.37 | 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 Peru
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004