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🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Americas · 2 rankings that exist only inside Dominican Republic — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population11.5M#84 of 215💰 GDP$127.4B#65 of 185💎 GDP per capita$11,059#78 of 185❤️ Life expectancy73.9 yrs#114 of 215🗺️ Area48,198#127 of 214
Rankings inside Dominican Republic
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Dominican Republic
Universities and colleges in Dominican Republic ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña787 papers
18,271
2
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra1,580 papers
17,136
3
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo1,886 papers
13,721
4
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo2,042 papers
12,573
5
Universidad Iberoamericana849 papers
6,882
6
Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago226 papers
4,059
7
Universidad ISA158 papers
2,045
8
Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña719 papers
1,702
9
Universidad Eugenio María de Hostos14 papers
1,354
10
Universidad Católica Santo Domingo133 papers
1,309
11
Universidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal103 papers
1,214
12
Universidad Central del Este410 papers
1,167
13
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales República Dominicana104 papers
707
14
Universidad Dominicana Organización & Métodos37 papers
544
15
Universidad Agroforestal Fernando Arturo de Meriño45 papers
527
16
Universidad Acción Pro-Educación y Cultura117 papers
494
17
Universidad Nacional Evangelica43 papers
381
18
Universidad Católica del Cibao180 papers
306
19
Universidad Adventista Dominicana65 papers
289
20
Universidad del Caribe (UNICARIBE)84 papers
236
21
Universidad Católica Nordestana161 papers
177
22
Universidad Abierta Para Adultos233 papers
151
23
Universidad de la Tercera Edad30 papers
80
24
Universidad Tecnológica del Sur142 papers
28
25
Universidad Domínico Americana7 papers
20
26
Universidad Nacional Tecnológica44 papers
20
27
Universidad Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Exactas10 papers
17
28
Universidad Psicología Industrial Dominicana7 papers
8
29
Instituto Superior Pedro Francisco Bono41 papers
3
30
Universidad Católica Tecnológica de Barahona15 papers
2
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
Dominican Republic in world rankings
⚖️ Society & Health
Most Unequal Countries (Gini)
- 19 Dominican Republic38.4
⛏️ Energy & Industry
Most Mineral-Dependent Economies
- 36 Dominican Republic2.0%
🚗 Energy & Industry
Most Vehicles per Person
- 45 Dominican Republic513
💰 Economy
Largest Economies by GDP (Nominal)
- 65 Dominican Republic$127.4B
🏦 Economy
Largest Foreign Exchange Reserves
- 68 Dominican Republic$15B
🛒 Economy
GDP per Capita (Purchasing Power)
- 71 Dominican Republic$28,721
💎 Economy
Richest Countries by GDP per Capita
- 78 Dominican Republic$11,059
🏙️ Society & Health
Most Urbanised Countries
- 80 Dominican Republic72.5%
⚡ Energy & Industry
Largest Electricity Producers
- 81 Dominican Republic23 TWh
👥 Society & Health
Most Populous Countries
- 84 Dominican Republic11.5M
🔌 Energy & Industry
Electricity Use per Person
- 87 Dominican Republic2,034 kWh
🐄 Energy & Industry
Largest Methane Emitters
- 90 Dominican Republic12 Mt
🔥 Energy & Industry
Energy Use per Person
- 92 Dominican Republic954 kg
🚀 Technology
Fastest Fixed Broadband Internet
- 96 Dominican Republic72.6 Mbps
💻 AI
Largest IT and Software Services Exporters
- 96 Dominican Republic$0.1B
🏧 Economy
Most Bank Credit to the Private Sector
- 98 Dominican Republic32%
🧳 Society & Health
Highest Share of Immigrants
- 99 Dominican Republic6.5%
📈 Society & Health
Fastest Growing Populations
- 114 Dominican Republic0.8%
❤️ Society & Health
Life Expectancy at Birth
- 114 Dominican Republic73.9 yrs
🍃 Energy & Industry
Greenest Electricity Grids
- 122 Dominican Republic17.1%
🗺️ World Records
Largest Countries by Land Area
- 127 Dominican Republic48,198
😷 Energy & Industry
Most Polluted Air
- 132 Dominican Republic13.5 µg/m³
🚶 Society & Health
Largest Net Migration
- 189 Dominican Republic-35,306