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Topic 11 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Dominican Republic: Risk & Resilience

How exposed is a country to crisis, and how ready is it to cope?

Dominican Republic is placed 139th of 193 countries on risk & resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: World Risk Index 13.47 (2025); INFORM Risk Index 4.9 (2025).

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Risk & Resilience

139th

of 193 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topicsjoint 71st of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Dominican Republic on risk & resilience — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    World Risk Index

    Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    13.47

    WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)

    Lower is better

    Dominican Republic: 13.47. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.18 (Monaco) to 46.56 (Philippines); the world median is 4.17.

    World median
    4.17
    Best in Caribbean
    2.02 Grenada
    Land neighbours
    Haiti 10.06

  2. Key 2 of 4

    INFORM Risk Index

    European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee

    Why it is a key

    2026 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)

    4.9

    INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)

    Lower is better

    Dominican Republic: 4.9. Across the 191 countries in this edition, values run from 0.7 (Singapore) to 8.5 (South Sudan); the world median is 3.7.

    World median
    3.7
    Best in Caribbean
    1.9 Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Land neighbours
    Haiti 7.5

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)

    Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 Unported

    0.47

    ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)

    Lower is better

    Ranked 111th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame

    Dominican Republic: 0.47. Across the 190 countries in this edition, values run from 0.263 (Norway) to 0.655 (Mauritania); the world median is 0.45.

    World median
    0.45
    Best in Caribbean
    0.345 Saint Lucia
    Land neighbours
    Haiti 0.534

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2021–2024 · Dominican Republic’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    58.05

    Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)

    Higher is better

    Dominican Republic: 58.05. Across the 142 countries at their latest reading, values run from 16.49 (South Sudan) to 93.69 (Sweden); the world median is 53.85.

    World median
    53.85
    Best in Caribbean
    58.05 Dominican Republic

03In context

Dominican Republic beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 193 countries on risk & resilience, never a place within the region.

Caribbean
1st193rdNot placed · 31 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on risk & resilience

Dominican Republic and the countries it borders

Standing among all 193; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingWorld Risk IndexWorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)INFORM Risk IndexINFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 DaysAdults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
Dominican Republic139th13.474.90.4758.05
Haiti184th10.067.50.534—

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on risk & resilience

The countries immediately above and below Dominican Republic in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Dominican Republic is ahead of the world, and behind

21 more statistics filed under risk & resilience, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median7

Statistics on which Dominican Republic does better than the middle country measured.

  • INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.11.9▲ Improved since 2022

    Dominican Republic: 1.9 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.

    Position 72nd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.4031.153No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 1.153 · world median 2.403 · Riverine flood risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.

    Ranked 128th of 163 by WRI (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 2921▼ Worsened since 2014

    Dominican Republic: 21 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.1710.607▲ Improved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 0.607 · world median 0.171 · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -2.506 to 1.563; higher is better.

    Position 74th of 211 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • World Risk Poll Resilience IndexLloyd's Register Foundation · 2023 · world median 5355No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 55 · world median 53 · Resilience Index, 0–100 (higher = more reported capacity to cope with a shock; the mean of individual, household, community and societal sub-indices). Lloyd's Register Foundation, 2024 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 29 to 74; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.405▲ Improved since 2014

    Dominican Republic: 0.405 · world median 0.387 · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.137 to 0.749; higher is better.

    Ranked 90th of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6631.604No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 1.604 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

Behind the world median8

Statistics on which Dominican Republic does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.484.13▲ Improved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 4.13 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4446.74▲ Improved since 2014

    Dominican Republic: 46.74 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.

    Ranked 100th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 55.2No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 5.2 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.

    Ranked 72nd of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5282,092▼ Worsened since 2012

    Dominican Republic: 2,092 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.

    Position 105th of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe WeatherWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 20.4631.22No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 31.22 · world median 20.46 · Adults who experienced a natural disaster or severe weather in the past three years (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.738 to 77.54; lower is better.

    Position 26th of 98 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme WeatherWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 9.48514.57No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 14.57 · world median 9.485 · Firms whose physical assets were damaged by extreme weather (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 59.21; lower is better.

    Position 41st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Water StressFAO · 2023 · world median 1039.55▲ Improved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 39.55 · world median 10 · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 3,851; lower is better.

    Position 43rd of 177 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Drought Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.6233.308No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 3.308 · world median 2.623 · Drought risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.553 to 4.081; lower is better.

    Ranked 22nd of 138 by WRI (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

No better end6

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,2721,240Moved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 1,240 · world median 1,272 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5,224,131.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,8249,681Moved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 9,681 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,8361,029Moved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 1,029 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9541.844Moved since 1990

    Dominican Republic: 1.844 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.122Moved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 1.122 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,26920Moved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 20 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No current reading for Dominican Republic

Global Report on Food Crises, Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR and Stateless Persons by Country of Residence (last 2015). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Risk & Resilience among Dominican Republic’s 16 topics

Risk & Resilience is Dominican Republic’s 16th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Peace & Security24th of 177
  2. Food & Agriculture48th of 184
  3. Gender & Equality53rd of 183
  4. Democracy & Civil Liberties69th of 198
  5. Economy & Innovation67th of 176
  6. Governance & Institutionsjoint 79th of 194
  7. Work & Labourjoint 83rd of 182
  8. Digital & Technology92nd of 198
  9. Poverty & Inequality74th of 159
  10. Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 89th of 186
  11. Mobility & Trade87th of 177
  12. Education & Knowledge98th of 198
  13. Development & Human Capitaljoint 106th of 196
  14. Health & Wellbeing114th of 200
  15. Energy115th of 165
  16. Risk & Resilience139th of 193

06The top of the list

Who leads on risk & resilience

The three countries placed highest of 193, and the leaders Dominican Republic can most readily be measured against.

All 193 countries
  1. 1

    Liechtenstein

    Western Europe

    1st of 193 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Guido Radig,Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Luxembourg

    Western Europe

    2nd of 193 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Denmark

    Northern Europe

    3rd of 193 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Americas

    Saint Lucia23rd3/4 keys

  2. This page

    Dominican Republic139th4/4 keys

Positions out of 193 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Dominican Republic on risk & resilience: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Dominican Republic rank on risk & resilience?

Dominican Republic is placed 139th of 193 countries on Risk & Resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (World Risk Index, INFORM Risk Index, Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) and Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest World Risk Index figure for Dominican Republic?

13.47 in 2025 (worldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)), according to Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum. The world median in the same edition was 4.17.

What is the latest INFORM Risk Index figure for Dominican Republic?

4.9 in 2025 (iNFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)), according to European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. The world median in the same edition was 3.7.

How does Dominican Republic compare with Haiti on risk & resilience?

Haiti is placed 184th of 193, and Dominican Republic 139th. World Risk Index: Haiti 10.06, Dominican Republic 13.47; INFORM Risk Index: Haiti 7.5, Dominican Republic 4.9; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN): Haiti 0.534, Dominican Republic 0.47.

How have Dominican Republic’s risk & resilience figures changed?

World Risk Index fell from 13.75 in 2000 to 13.47 in 2025; INFORM Risk Index rose from 4.4 in 2016 to 4.9 in 2025; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) fell from 0.49 in 2000 to 0.47 in 2024.

Which risk & resilience statistics are missing for Dominican Republic?

No current reading is published for Dominican Republic on Global Report on Food Crises, Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR and Stateless Persons by Country of Residence. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

This topic does not forecast when a disaster will strike, and it does not measure financial or economic risk. Water stress is measured under Environment & Sustainability. Displacement caused by disasters and the severity of crises already under way are published here as context.

About risk & resilience, in full

How the Risk & Resilience standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The risk & resilience method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 21 statistics on this page come from 11 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Dominican Republic’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Dominican Republic: Risk & Resilience — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/dominican-republic/risk

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