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Dominica vs Dominican Republic statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 11.4M in The Dominican Republic (ranked 85/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 18,609 sq mi for The Dominican Republic (ranked 175th vs. 127th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Dominican Republic
Population
65870
11591984
Population rank 188/197 84/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 65/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$10,876
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 83/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$27,541
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$73.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
58.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$6,394
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 72/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$5,703
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
18,609 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
614 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
29 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
74 years
2025

Dominica and Dominican Republic: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Dominican Republic economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Dominican Republic
Year GDP
Dominica Dominican Republic
1960 - $672,399,700
1961 - $654,100,200
1962 - $824,100,000
1963 - $940,799,900
1964 - $1,025,599,900
1965 - $888,100,000
1966 - $983,900,000
1967 - $1,034,800,000
1968 - $1,079,100,000
1969 - $1,230,500,000
1970 - $1,485,500,000
1971 - $1,666,500,000
1972 - $1,987,400,000
1973 - $2,344,800,000
1974 - $2,925,700,000
1975 - $3,599,200,000
1976 - $3,951,500,000
1977 $45,872,947 $4,587,100,000
1978 $57,130,216 $4,734,400,000
1979 $55,017,759 $5,498,800,000
1980 $72,804,653 $6,761,300,000
1981 $82,107,391 $7,561,300,000
1982 $89,527,577 $8,267,400,000
1983 $98,665,191 $9,220,600,000
1984 $109,157,071 $11,594,000,000
1985 $119,491,933 $5,044,579,979
1986 $135,161,959 $6,122,128,558
1987 $151,868,754 $5,827,050,753
1988 $171,106,184 $5,374,299,981
1989 $185,137,243 $6,686,593,060
1990 $201,429,630 $7,073,675,545
1991 $219,762,963 $9,824,483,340
1992 $234,059,259 $11,605,382,504
1993 $245,525,926 $13,081,042,400
1994 $264,374,074 $14,644,734,599
1995 $274,522,222 $16,637,370,839
1996 $292,285,185 $18,241,622,548
1997 $302,988,889 $20,017,450,041
1998 $322,411,111 $21,672,215,547
1999 $331,759,259 $22,136,579,397
2000 $333,470,370 $24,305,780,629
2001 $377,462,963 $25,601,823,688
2002 $375,200,000 $27,137,440,786
2003 $373,318,519 $21,403,167,848
2004 $396,711,111 $22,322,387,382
2005 $391,455,556 $35,777,560,684
2006 $416,674,074 $37,879,830,084
2007 $444,685,185 $43,965,458,509
2008 $480,003,704 $48,091,433,554
2009 $515,618,519 $48,223,781,477
2010 $519,859,259 $53,801,053,353
2011 $532,081,481 $57,948,261,616
2012 $520,355,556 $60,561,635,556
2013 $545,325,926 $62,555,417,415
2014 $572,255,556 $67,014,329,100
2015 $583,177,778 $70,966,782,572
2016 $612,711,111 $75,552,902,636
2017 $563,355,556 $79,070,274,743
2018 $628,244,444 $84,994,732,049
2019 $644,259,259 $89,146,130,745
2020 $528,944,444 $78,546,672,407
2021 $562,911,111 $94,850,719,517
2022 $623,062,963 $113,478,087,135
2023 $659,311,111 $120,456,239,154
2024 $688,881,481 $124,282,245,639

Dominica and Dominican Republic economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Dominican Republic
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Dominican Republic
1960 - $205.7
1961 - $193.9
1962 - $236.8
1963 - $262.2
1964 - $277.3
1965 - $233.2
1966 - $250.9
1967 - $256.2
1968 - $259.6
1969 - $287.7
1970 - $338
1971 - $368
1972 - $427
1973 - $490
1974 - $595
1975 - $713
1976 - $763
1977 $634 $863
1978 $786 $868
1979 $754 $984
1980 $996 $1,180
1981 $1,125 $1,288
1982 $1,232 $1,376
1983 $1,363 $1,500
1984 $1,515 $1,844
1985 $1,666 $784
1986 $1,893 $932
1987 $2,138 $868
1988 $2,423 $784
1989 $2,639 $955
1990 $2,893 $989
1991 $3,171 $1,346
1992 $3,376 $1,558
1993 $3,536 $1,722
1994 $3,805 $1,892
1995 $3,952 $2,109
1996 $4,211 $2,271
1997 $4,372 $2,449
1998 $4,664 $2,608
1999 $4,817 $2,621
2000 $4,867 $2,831
2001 $5,528 $2,936
2002 $5,488 $3,066
2003 $5,447 $2,383
2004 $5,779 $2,452
2005 $5,695 $3,878
2006 $6,056 $4,055
2007 $6,459 $4,650
2008 $6,971 $5,024
2009 $7,487 $4,974
2010 $7,550 $5,479
2011 $7,705 $5,827
2012 $7,529 $6,014
2013 $7,822 $6,137
2014 $8,132 $6,496
2015 $8,283 $6,801
2016 $8,803 $7,160
2017 $8,225 $7,413
2018 $9,215 $7,883
2019 $9,491 $8,183
2020 $7,828 $7,135
2021 $8,376 $8,527
2022 $9,324 $10,104
2023 $9,913 $10,630
2024 $10,405 $10,876

Dominica vs. Dominican Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Dominican Republic
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Dominican Republic
1950 44.5 44.1
1951 46.3 44.8
1952 48.2 45.6
1953 50 46.3
1954 51.7 47.1
1955 53.4 47.9
1956 55 48.7
1957 56.5 49.5
1958 57.9 50.2
1959 59.1 51
1960 60.1 51.7
1961 61 52.4
1962 61.9 53.2
1963 62.6 53.8
1964 63.3 54.7
1965 63.9 52.8
1966 64.5 56
1967 64.9 56.6
1968 65.3 57.3
1969 65.7 57.9
1970 66.2 58.5
1971 66.8 59.1
1972 67.5 59.7
1973 68.1 60.2
1974 68.6 60.8
1975 69.1 61.3
1976 69.4 61.7
1977 69.7 62.2
1978 70.1 62.6
1979 69.2 62.4
1980 71 63.4
1981 71.5 63.8
1982 71.7 64.2
1983 72 64.6
1984 71.9 65.1
1985 71.9 65.6
1986 71.7 66.1
1987 71.4 66.5
1988 71 66.9
1989 70.7 67.3
1990 70.5 67.7
1991 70.4 68.2
1992 70.5 68.5
1993 70.6 68.9
1994 70.8 69.2
1995 70.8 69.4
1996 71 69.6
1997 71.2 69.8
1998 71.4 69.9
1999 71.5 70.2
2000 71.7 70.4
2001 71.9 70.6
2002 71.9 70.7
2003 71.9 70.9
2004 72 70.7
2005 72 71
2006 72 71.1
2007 71.9 71.1
2008 71.9 71.3
2009 71.8 71.6
2010 71.7 72
2011 71.5 72.5
2012 71.4 72.8
2013 71.2 73
2014 71.2 73.1
2015 70 73
2016 71.2 72.9
2017 68.6 73.4
2018 71.4 73.6
2019 71.3 73.1
2020 71.3 72.6
2021 69.8 71.8
2022 71.1 74.2
2023 71.1 73.7
2024 71.3 73.9
2025 71.5 74

Dominica and Dominican Republic population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Dominican Republic
Year Population
Dominica Dominican Republic
1960 59,372 3,268,336
1961 60,209 3,373,233
1962 60,948 3,479,936
1963 61,739 3,588,287
1964 62,587 3,698,559
1965 63,505 3,808,963
1966 64,507 3,921,847
1967 65,585 4,038,928
1968 66,732 4,157,189
1969 67,934 4,277,035
1970 68,908 4,399,290
1971 69,532 4,524,234
1972 70,060 4,651,883
1973 70,585 4,782,227
1974 71,091 4,914,197
1975 71,570 5,046,776
1976 72,017 5,180,404
1977 72,406 5,315,443
1978 72,724 5,451,882
1979 72,959 5,589,690
1980 73,083 5,729,037
1981 72,986 5,868,453
1982 72,688 6,007,114
1983 72,365 6,147,248
1984 72,056 6,289,040
1985 71,744 6,430,404
1986 71,406 6,571,208
1987 71,023 6,712,515
1988 70,608 6,855,734
1989 70,153 7,002,295
1990 69,627 7,151,166
1991 69,296 7,299,853
1992 69,325 7,447,474
1993 69,433 7,594,572
1994 69,477 7,741,694
1995 69,469 7,888,115
1996 69,410 8,032,894
1997 69,299 8,174,078
1998 69,124 8,310,362
1999 68,870 8,446,208
2000 68,511 8,584,190
2001 68,288 8,720,283
2002 68,367 8,852,235
2003 68,531 8,980,620
2004 68,649 9,104,892
2005 68,734 9,225,034
2006 68,806 9,341,183
2007 68,847 9,455,658
2008 68,854 9,573,130
2009 68,864 9,695,265
2010 68,859 9,820,175
2011 69,053 9,945,621
2012 69,118 10,070,411
2013 69,715 10,193,833
2014 70,373 10,315,528
2015 70,410 10,434,829
2016 69,606 10,551,430
2017 68,496 10,666,843
2018 68,174 10,782,053
2019 67,880 10,894,043
2020 67,573 11,008,300
2021 67,202 11,123,476
2022 66,826 11,230,734
2023 66,510 11,331,265
2024 66,205 11,427,557

Fertility rates in Dominica and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate
Dominica

Dominican Republic
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Dominican Republic
1960 6.18 7.56
1961 6.16 7.49
1962 6.12 7.4
1963 6.08 7.3
1964 6.03 7.19
1965 5.95 7.05
1966 5.86 6.95
1967 5.74 6.76
1968 5.59 6.55
1969 5.41 6.37
1970 5.22 6.18
1971 4.99 6.01
1972 4.67 5.84
1973 4.28 5.67
1974 3.84 5.44
1975 3.46 5.24
1976 3.19 5.05
1977 3.02 4.84
1978 2.96 4.64
1979 2.96 4.47
1980 3.04 4.3
1981 3.11 4.15
1982 3.17 4.01
1983 3.18 3.95
1984 3.15 3.82
1985 3.12 3.69
1986 3.08 3.6
1987 3.06 3.53
1988 3.06 3.5
1989 3.06 3.48
1990 3.09 3.41
1991 3.15 3.35
1992 3.18 3.29
1993 3.2 3.23
1994 2.96 3.16
1995 2.71 3.1
1996 2.55 3.04
1997 2.41 2.92
1998 2.32 2.84
1999 2.46 2.85
2000 2.35 2.87
2001 2.4 2.83
2002 2.16 2.76
2003 2.08 2.7
2004 2.02 2.64
2005 2 2.57
2006 2.07 2.51
2007 2.02 2.51
2008 1.97 2.55
2009 1.92 2.57
2010 1.89 2.56
2011 1.86 2.53
2012 1.83 2.5
2013 1.78 2.47
2014 1.71 2.45
2015 1.65 2.43
2016 1.58 2.41
2017 1.54 2.4
2018 1.52 2.4
2019 1.5 2.37
2020 1.5 2.33
2021 1.48 2.29
2022 1.48 2.27
2023 1.48 2.24

Dominica and Dominican Republic demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Dominican Republic
Year Median age, years
Dominica Dominican Republic
1960 18 15.7
1961 17.8 15.6
1962 17.6 15.5
1963 17.4 15.4
1964 17.2 15.3
1965 16.9 15.3
1966 16.6 15.3
1967 16.3 15.4
1968 16 15.5
1969 15.7 15.6
1970 15.7 15.8
1971 15.9 16
1972 16.3 16.2
1973 16.6 16.4
1974 16.9 16.5
1975 17.2 16.8
1976 17.5 17
1977 17.8 17.2
1978 18.1 17.4
1979 18.4 17.6
1980 18.7 17.8
1981 19.1 18
1982 19.6 18.3
1983 20 18.5
1984 20.6 18.7
1985 21.1 18.9
1986 21.6 19.1
1987 22 19.3
1988 22.3 19.5
1989 22.6 19.7
1990 22.9 19.9
1991 23.2 20.1
1992 23.6 20.3
1993 24 20.5
1994 24.5 20.7
1995 25 20.9
1996 25.6 21.1
1997 26.1 21.4
1998 26.6 21.6
1999 27.1 21.9
2000 27.6 22.1
2001 28 22.4
2002 28.4 22.6
2003 28.8 22.9
2004 29.2 23.1
2005 29.6 23.4
2006 30 23.7
2007 30.3 24
2008 30.6 24.2
2009 31 24.5
2010 31.5 24.7
2011 31.6 25
2012 31.8 25.3
2013 31.4 25.6
2014 31.2 25.9
2015 31.6 26.2
2016 32.8 26.5
2017 34.1 26.8
2018 34.5 27.1
2019 35 27.4
2020 35.5 27.7
2021 35.9 28
2022 36.3 28.3
2023 36.6 28.7
2024 37 29

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Dominican Republic
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$117B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
3.76%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
71,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-3.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
5.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
59.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
64.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.5%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.3%
2024
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$13.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$11.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
2,748,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
37.7%
2018
Banked people share n/a
64.8%
2024

Energy

Dominica Dominican Republic
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
950 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$25.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
31.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
2.77 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
89.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
14.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.51%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
94.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,717 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
18.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
6.06%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Dominica Dominican Republic
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-34,806
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
85%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
42.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
36
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
12.4
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
64.6
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
85
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
94%
2024
English speaking
94%
2023
0.15%
2025
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
91%
2024

Health

Dominica Dominican Republic
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$462
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$127.5
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
74 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
5.33%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
2.24
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
124
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
31.4
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
30.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
17.6%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
6.5 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Dominican Republic
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
1,628 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
10,301 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
8,372 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
12,244 mi
2002

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