Basically, the DR has a higher Human Development Index (HDI) than most Latin American countries except:
Puerto Rico
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay
Panama
Costa Rica
Mexico
The DR’s HDI also grew more than everywhere’s except:
Mexico
Cuba
Ecuador
Uruguay
In the Greater Antilles the DR is ahead of all except Puerto Rico, but the gap closed the most with Puerto Rico.
The DR is ahead of all South American countries except Chile, Argentina and Ecuador.