Dominican Republic vs Latin America & Caribbean: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre

Dominican Republic
220,324 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
7,828 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
17th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Latin America & Caribbean
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019962023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 220,324 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,828 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 212,496 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 28.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 194 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 1,389 current US$ per square kilometre 17.43 current US$ per square kilometre 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1980s 4,732 current US$ per square kilometre 144.91 current US$ per square kilometre 4,587 current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1990s 17,652 current US$ per square kilometre 563.75 current US$ per square kilometre 17,088 current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2000s 55,955 current US$ per square kilometre 2,201 current US$ per square kilometre 53,754 current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2010s 109,343 current US$ per square kilometre 3,628 current US$ per square kilometre 105,715 current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2020s 207,330 current US$ per square kilometre 6,747 current US$ per square kilometre 200,584 current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre, Dominican Republic or Latin America & Caribbean?
Dominican Republic, at 220,324 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,828 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and Latin America & Caribbean?
212,496 current US$ per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Latin America & Caribbean?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,259 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.