Access to basic services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Access to basic services was 99.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.5
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
130th
of 214 countries
All-time high
100
in 2017
All-time low
78.2
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Access to basic services in Dominican Republic, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to basic services in Dominican Republic is 99.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Dominican Republic peaked at 100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.2, in 1991.
That places Dominican Republic 130th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.2 | — |
| 1992 | 82.49 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 83.26 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 84.02 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.79 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 85.55 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 86.32 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 87.07 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 91 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 88.8 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 89.8 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 89.7 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.2 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.3 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.1 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.9 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 97.6 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.9 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.1 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.9 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.5 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.6 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.9 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 98.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 99.5 | -0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 99.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 99.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.74 | 78.2 | 91 | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.04 | 88.8 | 97.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.62 | 97.9 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.06 | 98.1 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Dominican Republic?
- Access to basic services in Dominican Republic was 99.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2 in 1991.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for access to basic services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 130th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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