| Attribute |
Dominican Republic × | 
Sri Lanka × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 48,670 | 65,610 |
| Continent | North America | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 48,320 | 64,630 |
| Water area (km²) | 350 | 980 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 376 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 1,288 | 1,340 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 424 | 228 |
| Lowest point (m) | -46 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,098 | 2,524 |
| People | | |
| Population | 10,499,707 | 22,889,201 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Buddhist |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Dominican Republic | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Short country name | The Dominican | Sri Lanka |
| Long local name | Republica Dominicana | Shri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu |
| Short local name | La Dominicana | Shri Lanka/Ilankai |
| Former name | - | |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Colombo |
| Economy | | |
| 1↑GDP (PPP) (USD) | 173,000,000,000 | 275,800,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 76,090,000,000 | 87,350,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 17,000 | 12,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 21.6 | 33.8 |
| Labor force | 4,732,000 | 8,937,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 30.5 | 6.7 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 11,330,000,000 | 12,070,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 13,620,000,000 | 16,880,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.74 | 1.89 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 14.9 | 13.8 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -3 | -5.5 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 37.2 | 79.1 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 3.3 | 6.5 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 7.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 13.91 | 11.6 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 7,011,000,000 | 5,190,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 7,011,000,000 | 5,190,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 35,420,000,000 | 53,530,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 18,900,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -165,000,000 | -2,310,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 10,120,000,000 | 11,360,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 17,700,000,000 | 20,980,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 6,873,000,000 | 7,959,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 29,160,000,000 | 51,720,000,000 |
| National currency | Dominican pesos | Sri Lankan rupees |
| National currency (code) | DOP | LKR |
| National currency (symbol) | RD$ | ₨ |
| National currency rate to USD | 47.42 | 154.1 |