Dominican Rep

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	52
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	3%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	11%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	1%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	4%
Access to improved sanitation	78%
Access to an improved water source	95%
Literacy rate, all adults	87%
Life expectancy, both sexes	69 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 2003. Based on income. {2} Survey year: 2003. Based on income. {3} Survey year: 2003. Based on income. {4} Survey year: 2003. Based on income. {5} Survey year: 2003. Based on income.

Poverty resources:

• Dominican Republic - Country assistance strategy (Document)
• Export commodity production and broad-based rural development: coffee and cocoa in the Dominican Republic (Document)
• USAID Dominican Rep Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Dominican Rep Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• None

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• Dominican Republic Poverty Assessment: Poverty in a High-Growth Economy (1986-2000)

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/51

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=DO