Dominican Republic vs Peru
Dominican Republic vs Peru: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.6 years in Dominican Republic and 8.6 years in Peru, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Peru, by 2.1 years, or 1.32 times that in Dominican Republic.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Dominican Republic ranked 114 and Peru ranked 69 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Dominican Republic | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.6 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | – | 7.7 |
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
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
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- 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