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Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Dominican Republic: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 91.0% (2024), 51st of 188 in the world and 4th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 93.7 (2024), 153rd of 210 in the world and 32nd of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 11.2 (2024), 115th of 208 in the world and 31st of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
Dominican RepublicLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
Dominican RepublicLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Dominican Republic in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 91.0%2024 | 51/188 | 4/34 | 3.7% | 31.4% | 81.6% | +41.4 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 93.72024 | 153/210 | 32/40 | 8.2 | 90.6 | 81.7 | +16%since 2014 | 116.8 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 11.22024 | 115/208 | 31/39 | · | 4.0 | 9.4 | +93%since 2014 | 20.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 10.12024 | 109/213 | 28/40 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 | −15%since 2014 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1812024 | 154/215 | 37/42 | · | 12 | 125 | +436%since 2014 | 3,702 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 99.5%2024 | 132/215 | 26/42 | 88.8% | 98.1% | 100.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 98.7%2024 | 133/211 | 26/41 | 76.2% | 93.6% | 100.0% | +5.1 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.8%2024 | 144/213 | 34/41 | 96.6% | 99.8% | 100.0% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 93.0%2024 | 96/192 | 21/33 | 85.0% | 87.0% | 92.0% | +4.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 2,034 kWh2024 | 87/149 | 13/24 | 1,367 kWh | 1,306 kWh | 1,693 kWh | +39%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 954 kgoe2024 | 93/150 | 13/24 | 856 kgoe | 773 kgoe | 847 kgoe | +28%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 7.9%2024 | 96/149 | 21/24 | 11.0% | 13.2% | 12.9% | −4.8 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+41.4 pp91.0% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+93%11.2 in 2024
- Secure servers+436%181 in 2024
- Electricity access+1.0 pp99.5% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Electricity access, urban−0.1 pp99.8% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Dominican Republic and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Dominican Republic. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Dominican Republic | United States | Venezuela | Haiti | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 91.0%2024 | 94.7%2024 | 76.7%2024 | 47.9%2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 93.72024 | 113.22024 | 71.02024 | 65.22022 | — |
| Fixed broadband | 11.22024 | 38.92024 | 12.92024 | 0.32022 | — |
| Fixed telephone | 10.12024 | 23.62024 | 8.52024 | 0.02022 | 8.82022 |
| Secure servers | 1812024 | 196,6162024 | 2472024 | 82024 | 8602024 |
| Electricity access | 99.5%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 53.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 98.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 15.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 85.6%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 93.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 92.0%2024 | 6.0%2024 | — |