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Dominica vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 175th vs. 81st).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Ghana
Population
65870
35572974
Population rank 188/197 47/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Dominica and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Ghana
Year GDP
Dominica Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 - $2,215,028,588
1971 - $2,417,108,578
1972 - $2,112,293,280
1973 - $3,006,766,758
1974 - $2,894,409,938
1975 - $2,810,106,383
1976 - $2,765,254,237
1977 $45,872,947 $3,189,428,571
1978 $57,130,216 $3,662,478,185
1979 $55,017,759 $4,020,227,920
1980 $72,804,653 $4,445,228,216
1981 $82,107,391 $4,222,441,860
1982 $89,527,577 $4,035,994,398
1983 $98,665,191 $4,057,275,132
1984 $109,157,071 $4,412,279,843
1985 $119,491,933 $4,504,306,723
1986 $135,161,959 $5,735,677,434
1987 $151,868,754 $5,074,829,932
1988 $171,106,184 $5,197,765,032
1989 $185,137,243 $5,251,858,440
1990 $201,429,630 $5,889,106,573
1991 $219,762,963 $6,603,185,268
1992 $234,059,259 $6,416,103,926
1993 $245,525,926 $5,968,922,939
1994 $264,374,074 $5,446,383,727
1995 $274,522,222 $6,464,382,808
1996 $292,285,185 $6,932,991,739
1997 $302,988,889 $6,891,443,192
1998 $322,411,111 $7,482,069,162
1999 $331,759,259 $7,718,109,982
2000 $333,470,370 $4,982,850,662
2001 $377,462,963 $5,314,872,854
2002 $375,200,000 $6,166,197,848
2003 $373,318,519 $7,632,723,556
2004 $396,711,111 $8,881,417,907
2005 $391,455,556 $10,744,568,381
2006 $416,674,074 $20,885,037,597
2007 $444,685,185 $24,827,339,138
2008 $480,003,704 $28,679,383,241
2009 $515,618,519 $26,048,720,006
2010 $519,859,259 $32,197,655,567
2011 $532,081,481 $39,336,668,081
2012 $520,355,556 $41,271,701,061
2013 $545,325,926 $62,845,721,960
2014 $572,255,556 $54,678,533,806
2015 $583,177,778 $49,436,806,230
2016 $612,711,111 $56,144,179,398
2017 $563,355,556 $60,385,409,435
2018 $628,244,444 $67,259,353,966
2019 $644,259,259 $68,352,629,246
2020 $528,944,444 $70,008,243,860
2021 $562,911,111 $79,514,204,730
2022 $623,062,963 $73,919,003,210
2023 $659,311,111 $80,547,146,878
2024 $688,881,481 $82,825,288,889

Dominica and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 - $248.2
1971 - $263.4
1972 - $223.8
1973 - $310
1974 - $289.4
1975 - $273
1976 - $261
1977 $634 $292.3
1978 $786 $326
1979 $754 $347
1980 $996 $372
1981 $1,125 $344
1982 $1,232 $319
1983 $1,363 $311
1984 $1,515 $330
1985 $1,666 $330
1986 $1,893 $411
1987 $2,138 $355
1988 $2,423 $355
1989 $2,639 $350
1990 $2,893 $383
1991 $3,171 $418
1992 $3,376 $396
1993 $3,536 $360
1994 $3,805 $321
1995 $3,952 $372
1996 $4,211 $389
1997 $4,372 $378
1998 $4,664 $400
1999 $4,817 $403
2000 $4,867 $253.7
2001 $5,528 $263.5
2002 $5,488 $297.5
2003 $5,447 $358
2004 $5,779 $406
2005 $5,695 $479
2006 $6,056 $906
2007 $6,459 $1,050
2008 $6,971 $1,183
2009 $7,487 $1,048
2010 $7,550 $1,264
2011 $7,705 $1,507
2012 $7,529 $1,544
2013 $7,822 $2,295
2014 $8,132 $1,950
2015 $8,283 $1,723
2016 $8,803 $1,912
2017 $8,225 $2,012
2018 $9,215 $2,195
2019 $9,491 $2,187
2020 $7,828 $2,195
2021 $8,376 $2,445
2022 $9,324 $2,230
2023 $9,913 $2,384
2024 $10,405 $2,406

Dominica vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Ghana
1950 44.5 43.1
1951 46.3 43.6
1952 48.2 44
1953 50 44.5
1954 51.7 45
1955 53.4 45.4
1956 55 45.7
1957 56.5 46.1
1958 57.9 46.4
1959 59.1 46.7
1960 60.1 46.9
1961 61 47.1
1962 61.9 47.3
1963 62.6 47.5
1964 63.3 47.6
1965 63.9 47.7
1966 64.5 47.7
1967 64.9 47.7
1968 65.3 47.8
1969 65.7 47.9
1970 66.2 47.9
1971 66.8 47.9
1972 67.5 48.3
1973 68.1 48.6
1974 68.6 48.9
1975 69.1 49.3
1976 69.4 49.7
1977 69.7 50.1
1978 70.1 50.5
1979 69.2 50.8
1980 71 51.1
1981 71.5 51.3
1982 71.7 51.4
1983 72 51.8
1984 71.9 52.2
1985 71.9 52.7
1986 71.7 53.3
1987 71.4 53.8
1988 71 54.4
1989 70.7 54.9
1990 70.5 55.4
1991 70.4 55.7
1992 70.5 56.1
1993 70.6 56.3
1994 70.8 56.2
1995 70.8 56.7
1996 71 57
1997 71.2 57.2
1998 71.4 57.5
1999 71.5 57.8
2000 71.7 58.1
2001 71.9 58.4
2002 71.9 58.7
2003 71.9 59
2004 72 59.3
2005 72 59.6
2006 72 60
2007 71.9 60.3
2008 71.9 60.6
2009 71.8 60.9
2010 71.7 61.3
2011 71.5 61.6
2012 71.4 62
2013 71.2 62.4
2014 71.2 62.8
2015 70 63.2
2016 71.2 63.5
2017 68.6 63.8
2018 71.4 64.1
2019 71.3 64.5
2020 71.3 64.3
2021 69.8 64.3
2022 71.1 65.2
2023 71.1 65.5
2024 71.3 65.7
2025 71.5 65.9

Dominica and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Ghana
Year Population
Dominica Ghana
1960 59,372 6,961,215
1961 60,209 7,162,667
1962 60,948 7,337,375
1963 61,739 7,514,714
1964 62,587 7,695,739
1965 63,505 7,882,606
1966 64,507 8,074,521
1967 65,585 8,271,913
1968 66,732 8,475,729
1969 67,934 8,690,383
1970 68,908 8,925,813
1971 69,532 9,176,264
1972 70,060 9,438,187
1973 70,585 9,714,617
1974 71,091 10,000,523
1975 71,570 10,294,308
1976 72,017 10,594,913
1977 72,406 10,911,871
1978 72,724 11,248,450
1979 72,959 11,597,255
1980 73,083 11,941,448
1981 72,986 12,281,712
1982 72,688 12,643,819
1983 72,365 13,029,836
1984 72,056 13,370,590
1985 71,744 13,661,229
1986 71,406 13,965,217
1987 71,023 14,289,108
1988 70,608 14,636,568
1989 70,153 15,006,813
1990 69,627 15,394,648
1991 69,296 15,787,496
1992 69,325 16,184,855
1993 69,433 16,589,519
1994 69,477 16,993,190
1995 69,469 17,399,017
1996 69,410 17,810,181
1997 69,299 18,238,958
1998 69,124 18,688,036
1999 68,870 19,149,864
2000 68,511 19,637,087
2001 68,288 20,167,069
2002 68,367 20,729,388
2003 68,531 21,296,705
2004 68,649 21,868,298
2005 68,734 22,449,438
2006 68,806 23,040,702
2007 68,847 23,642,279
2008 68,854 24,249,946
2009 68,864 24,862,664
2010 68,859 25,474,995
2011 69,053 26,095,088
2012 69,118 26,734,268
2013 69,715 27,386,193
2014 70,373 28,041,592
2015 70,410 28,696,068
2016 69,606 29,356,742
2017 68,496 30,008,354
2018 68,174 30,637,585
2019 67,880 31,258,945
2020 67,573 31,887,809
2021 67,202 32,518,665
2022 66,826 33,149,152
2023 66,510 33,787,914
2024 66,205 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Dominica and Ghana

Fertility rate
Dominica

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Ghana
1960 6.18 6.89
1961 6.16 6.91
1962 6.12 6.94
1963 6.08 6.94
1964 6.03 6.9
1965 5.95 6.88
1966 5.86 6.86
1967 5.74 6.89
1968 5.59 6.89
1969 5.41 6.95
1970 5.22 6.95
1971 4.99 6.95
1972 4.67 6.92
1973 4.28 6.87
1974 3.84 6.82
1975 3.46 6.76
1976 3.19 6.7
1977 3.02 6.64
1978 2.96 6.56
1979 2.96 6.51
1980 3.04 6.47
1981 3.11 6.42
1982 3.17 6.31
1983 3.18 6.23
1984 3.15 6.15
1985 3.12 6.12
1986 3.08 6.08
1987 3.06 6.02
1988 3.06 5.92
1989 3.06 5.82
1990 3.09 5.74
1991 3.15 5.63
1992 3.18 5.52
1993 3.2 5.41
1994 2.96 5.25
1995 2.71 5.11
1996 2.55 4.96
1997 2.41 4.88
1998 2.32 4.83
1999 2.46 4.82
2000 2.35 4.83
2001 2.4 4.77
2002 2.16 4.69
2003 2.08 4.6
2004 2.02 4.5
2005 2 4.5
2006 2.07 4.4
2007 2.02 4.29
2008 1.97 4.22
2009 1.92 4.18
2010 1.89 4.18
2011 1.86 4.18
2012 1.83 4.15
2013 1.78 4.11
2014 1.71 4.03
2015 1.65 3.98
2016 1.58 3.87
2017 1.54 3.72
2018 1.52 3.65
2019 1.5 3.59
2020 1.5 3.54
2021 1.48 3.49
2022 1.48 3.43
2023 1.48 3.4

Dominica and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Dominica Ghana
1960 18 17.7
1961 17.8 17.4
1962 17.6 17.2
1963 17.4 16.9
1964 17.2 16.7
1965 16.9 16.5
1966 16.6 16.4
1967 16.3 16.2
1968 16 16.1
1969 15.7 16
1970 15.7 15.9
1971 15.9 15.9
1972 16.3 15.8
1973 16.6 15.8
1974 16.9 15.8
1975 17.2 15.9
1976 17.5 16
1977 17.8 16.2
1978 18.1 16.4
1979 18.4 16.5
1980 18.7 16.7
1981 19.1 16.7
1982 19.6 16.9
1983 20 17
1984 20.6 17.1
1985 21.1 17.1
1986 21.6 17.1
1987 22 17.1
1988 22.3 17.1
1989 22.6 17.1
1990 22.9 17.2
1991 23.2 17.2
1992 23.6 17.3
1993 24 17.4
1994 24.5 17.5
1995 25 17.6
1996 25.6 17.7
1997 26.1 17.9
1998 26.6 18.1
1999 27.1 18.3
2000 27.6 18.4
2001 28 18.6
2002 28.4 18.8
2003 28.8 19
2004 29.2 19.1
2005 29.6 19.3
2006 30 19.5
2007 30.3 19.7
2008 30.6 19.9
2009 31 20
2010 31.5 20.2
2011 31.6 20.3
2012 31.8 20.5
2013 31.4 20.6
2014 31.2 20.7
2015 31.6 20.8
2016 32.8 20.9
2017 34.1 21
2018 34.5 21.2
2019 35 21.3
2020 35.5 21.5
2021 35.9 21.7
2022 36.3 21.8
2023 36.6 22
2024 37 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
0.87%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.2%
2024

Energy

Dominica Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Dominica Ghana
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
76.5%
2021
English speaking
94%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Dominica Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Ghana
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
68,049 mi
2009

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