Congratulations, you're better than Haitians! Oh, but that still wouldn't buy Dominicans the opportunity to even serve dinner at a G8 Summit. You're better than a Haitian? I guess that's like the deaf thanking God for not being blind. Perspective certainly is a virtue: things certainly could be worse. I wonder if the 85th country (or all of the countries above 85, really) on your list finds consolation in not being Dominican. The DR might not be third world but it ain't First World. And that's all 1st World people generally care about. "You're Dominican and not Haitian? That's nice. Do you play baseball or have any tips on removing grease stains from plastic ware?"
Some of them are quite delusional. Instead of putting other Blacks down, I have yet to see any of those fonts post any upstanding Dominicans who have made history or did anything good for their country.