Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Human Development Index vs. mean male height was 0.776 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.776 for human development index vs. mean male height in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs. mean male height in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.778 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.589, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.589 | — |
| 1991 | 0.594 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.604 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.611 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.617 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.624 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.631 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.639 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.645 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.652 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.658 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.663 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.668 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.67 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.673 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.683 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.691 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.698 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.704 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.707 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.715 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.721 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.727 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.731 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.737 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.747 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.766 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.77 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.773 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.771 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.767 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.762 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.778 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.776 | -0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.776 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.776 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6206 | 0.589 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6815 | 0.658 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7458 | 0.715 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7708 | 0.762 | 0.778 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs. mean male height in Dominican Republic?
- Human development index vs. mean male height in Dominican Republic was 0.776 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.778 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.589 in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for human development index vs. mean male height?
- Dominican Republic ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs. mean male height rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index vs. mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.