The Dominican Republic has moved up to 135th place in the world, one above Cuba (136) and 3 above Puerto Rico (138). As of 11 April 2012, The DR is ranked 17th of 35 in the North, Central American and Caribbean (Concacaf) group in which it competes.
The Concacaf ranking as of 11 April 2012 is:
20 Mexico
29 USA
49 El Salvador
52 Panama
56 Jamaica
59 Costa Rica
61 Honduras
72 Haiti
75 Canada
82 Guatemala
83 Trinidad & Tobago
99 Guyana
100 Antigua and Barbuda
108 Bermuda
111 St Kitts and Nevis
135 Dominican Republic
136 Cuba
138 Puerto Rico
140 Belize
144 Grenada
146 Nicaragua
147 St. Vincent & Grenadines
159 Curacao
161 Bahamas
167 Aruba
171 Barbados
176 Dominica
183 US Virgin Islands
185 Cayman Islands
188 St Lucia
199 British Virgin Islands
200 Anguilla
205 Montserrat
205 Turks & Caicos Islands