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Dominica vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 175th vs. 119th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Ireland
Population
65870
5474763
Population rank 188/197 121/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$577B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Dominica and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Ireland
Year GDP
Dominica Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 - $4,395,995,086
1971 - $5,098,250,287
1972 - $6,318,060,582
1973 - $7,481,173,066
1974 - $7,896,860,615
1975 - $9,483,808,362
1976 - $9,453,756,015
1977 $45,872,947 $11,248,340,431
1978 $57,130,216 $14,647,996,074
1979 $55,017,759 $18,319,334,300
1980 $72,804,653 $21,747,855,640
1981 $82,107,391 $20,670,190,138
1982 $89,527,577 $21,474,754,080
1983 $98,665,191 $20,766,047,764
1984 $109,157,071 $20,106,648,455
1985 $119,491,933 $21,270,013,326
1986 $135,161,959 $28,714,571,852
1987 $151,868,754 $33,920,518,493
1988 $171,106,184 $37,772,897,421
1989 $185,137,243 $39,238,392,678
1990 $201,429,630 $49,305,632,408
1991 $219,762,963 $49,787,502,852
1992 $234,059,259 $55,918,538,121
1993 $245,525,926 $52,417,477,614
1994 $264,374,074 $57,097,656,066
1995 $274,522,222 $69,139,823,232
1996 $292,285,185 $75,790,785,030
1997 $302,988,889 $82,856,648,758
1998 $322,411,111 $90,199,410,116
1999 $331,759,259 $98,893,958,263
2000 $333,470,370 $100,207,610,430
2001 $377,462,963 $109,346,669,230
2002 $375,200,000 $128,596,035,288
2003 $373,318,519 $164,670,771,260
2004 $396,711,111 $194,372,115,041
2005 $391,455,556 $211,876,989,656
2006 $416,674,074 $232,180,617,162
2007 $444,685,185 $270,079,279,420
2008 $480,003,704 $275,447,471,451
2009 $515,618,519 $236,443,117,248
2010 $519,859,259 $221,985,621,538
2011 $532,081,481 $241,337,364,610
2012 $520,355,556 $227,270,922,957
2013 $545,325,926 $243,301,556,085
2014 $572,255,556 $266,787,238,499
2015 $583,177,778 $302,391,428,540
2016 $612,711,111 $305,733,136,181
2017 $563,355,556 $348,532,394,024
2018 $628,244,444 $395,461,216,460
2019 $644,259,259 $407,124,824,065
2020 $528,944,444 $436,555,518,400
2021 $562,911,111 $531,306,516,908
2022 $623,062,963 $548,570,250,342
2023 $659,311,111 $551,394,889,340
2024 $688,881,481 $577,389,475,010

Dominica and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 - $1,487
1971 - $1,704
1972 - $2,080
1973 - $2,424
1974 - $2,517
1975 - $2,973
1976 - $2,920
1977 $634 $3,427
1978 $786 $4,400
1979 $754 $5,430
1980 $996 $6,372
1981 $1,125 $5,986
1982 $1,232 $6,161
1983 $1,363 $5,915
1984 $1,515 $5,692
1985 $1,666 $6,012
1986 $1,893 $8,112
1987 $2,138 $9,582
1988 $2,423 $10,716
1989 $2,639 $11,176
1990 $2,893 $14,031
1991 $3,171 $14,087
1992 $3,376 $15,714
1993 $3,536 $14,657
1994 $3,805 $15,903
1995 $3,952 $19,158
1996 $4,211 $20,836
1997 $4,372 $22,551
1998 $4,664 $24,295
1999 $4,817 $26,338
2000 $4,867 $26,335
2001 $5,528 $28,282
2002 $5,488 $32,705
2003 $5,447 $41,204
2004 $5,779 $47,754
2005 $5,695 $50,933
2006 $6,056 $54,329
2007 $6,459 $61,396
2008 $6,971 $61,353
2009 $7,487 $52,133
2010 $7,550 $48,679
2011 $7,705 $52,693
2012 $7,529 $49,412
2013 $7,822 $52,619
2014 $8,132 $57,278
2015 $8,283 $64,312
2016 $8,803 $64,193
2017 $8,225 $72,198
2018 $9,215 $80,739
2019 $9,491 $81,810
2020 $7,828 $86,623
2021 $8,376 $103,962
2022 $9,324 $105,235
2023 $9,913 $103,888
2024 $10,405 $107,316

Dominica vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Ireland
1950 44.5 65.6
1951 46.3 64.8
1952 48.2 67.2
1953 50 67.9
1954 51.7 68
1955 53.4 68
1956 55 69
1957 56.5 69
1958 57.9 69.3
1959 59.1 69.4
1960 60.1 70.2
1961 61 69.6
1962 61.9 69.9
1963 62.6 70.2
1964 63.3 70.4
1965 63.9 70.6
1966 64.5 70.2
1967 64.9 71.2
1968 65.3 70.9
1969 65.7 70.8
1970 66.2 70.8
1971 66.8 71.6
1972 67.5 71
1973 68.1 71.2
1974 68.6 71.1
1975 69.1 71.7
1976 69.4 71.8
1977 69.7 71.9
1978 70.1 71.9
1979 69.2 72.2
1980 71 72.5
1981 71.5 72.9
1982 71.7 73.2
1983 72 73.2
1984 71.9 73.6
1985 71.9 73.6
1986 71.7 73.6
1987 71.4 74.4
1988 71 74.4
1989 70.7 74.5
1990 70.5 74.8
1991 70.4 75
1992 70.5 75.4
1993 70.6 75.3
1994 70.8 75.8
1995 70.8 75.5
1996 71 75.8
1997 71.2 76
1998 71.4 76.2
1999 71.5 76.1
2000 71.7 76.5
2001 71.9 77.1
2002 71.9 77.6
2003 71.9 78.1
2004 72 78.5
2005 72 78.9
2006 72 79.2
2007 71.9 79.6
2008 71.9 79.8
2009 71.8 80.1
2010 71.7 80.6
2011 71.5 80.7
2012 71.4 80.9
2013 71.2 81.1
2014 71.2 81.4
2015 70 81.5
2016 71.2 81.7
2017 68.6 82.1
2018 71.4 82.1
2019 71.3 82.4
2020 71.3 82.4
2021 69.8 81.9
2022 71.1 82.1
2023 71.1 82.4
2024 71.3 82.6
2025 71.5 82.7

Dominica and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Ireland
Year Population
Dominica Ireland
1960 59,372 2,828,600
1961 60,209 2,824,400
1962 60,948 2,836,050
1963 61,739 2,852,650
1964 62,587 2,866,550
1965 63,505 2,877,300
1966 64,507 2,888,800
1967 65,585 2,902,450
1968 66,732 2,915,550
1969 67,934 2,932,650
1970 68,908 2,957,250
1971 69,532 2,992,050
1972 70,060 3,036,850
1973 70,585 3,085,950
1974 71,091 3,137,500
1975 71,570 3,189,550
1976 72,017 3,238,050
1977 72,406 3,282,200
1978 72,724 3,329,100
1979 72,959 3,373,750
1980 73,083 3,412,800
1981 72,986 3,453,000
1982 72,688 3,485,800
1983 72,365 3,510,600
1984 72,056 3,532,423
1985 71,744 3,538,082
1986 71,406 3,539,690
1987 71,023 3,540,057
1988 70,608 3,524,949
1989 70,153 3,511,009
1990 69,627 3,513,974
1991 69,296 3,534,235
1992 69,325 3,558,430
1993 69,433 3,576,261
1994 69,477 3,590,386
1995 69,469 3,608,841
1996 69,410 3,637,510
1997 69,299 3,674,171
1998 69,124 3,712,696
1999 68,870 3,754,786
2000 68,511 3,805,174
2001 68,288 3,866,243
2002 68,367 3,931,947
2003 68,531 3,996,521
2004 68,649 4,070,262
2005 68,734 4,159,914
2006 68,806 4,273,591
2007 68,847 4,398,942
2008 68,854 4,489,544
2009 68,864 4,535,375
2010 68,859 4,560,155
2011 69,053 4,580,084
2012 69,118 4,599,533
2013 69,715 4,623,816
2014 70,373 4,657,740
2015 70,410 4,701,957
2016 69,606 4,762,722
2017 68,496 4,827,445
2018 68,174 4,898,022
2019 67,880 4,976,456
2020 67,573 5,039,747
2021 67,202 5,110,585
2022 66,826 5,212,836
2023 66,510 5,307,600
2024 66,205 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Dominica and Ireland

Fertility rate
Dominica

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Ireland
1960 6.18 3.78
1961 6.16 3.78
1962 6.12 3.92
1963 6.08 4.01
1964 6.03 4.07
1965 5.95 4.04
1966 5.86 3.94
1967 5.74 3.84
1968 5.59 3.77
1969 5.41 3.83
1970 5.22 3.85
1971 4.99 3.93
1972 4.67 3.84
1973 4.28 3.71
1974 3.84 3.59
1975 3.46 3.37
1976 3.19 3.29
1977 3.02 3.24
1978 2.96 3.21
1979 2.96 3.21
1980 3.04 3.21
1981 3.11 3.05
1982 3.17 2.94
1983 3.18 2.74
1984 3.15 2.58
1985 3.12 2.48
1986 3.08 2.44
1987 3.06 2.32
1988 3.06 2.17
1989 3.06 2.08
1990 3.09 2.11
1991 3.15 2.08
1992 3.18 1.99
1993 3.2 1.9
1994 2.96 1.85
1995 2.71 1.84
1996 2.55 1.88
1997 2.41 1.93
1998 2.32 1.94
1999 2.46 1.9
2000 2.35 1.89
2001 2.4 1.94
2002 2.16 1.97
2003 2.08 1.96
2004 2.02 1.93
2005 2 1.86
2006 2.07 1.91
2007 2.02 2.01
2008 1.97 2.06
2009 1.92 2.06
2010 1.89 2.05
2011 1.86 2.03
2012 1.83 1.98
2013 1.78 1.93
2014 1.71 1.89
2015 1.65 1.85
2016 1.58 1.81
2017 1.54 1.77
2018 1.52 1.75
2019 1.5 1.71
2020 1.5 1.63
2021 1.48 1.78
2022 1.48 1.54
2023 1.48 1.5

Dominica and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Dominica Ireland
1960 18 30.1
1961 17.8 29.8
1962 17.6 29.5
1963 17.4 29.2
1964 17.2 28.9
1965 16.9 28.6
1966 16.6 28.2
1967 16.3 28
1968 16 27.8
1969 15.7 27.6
1970 15.7 27.4
1971 15.9 27.1
1972 16.3 26.9
1973 16.6 26.7
1974 16.9 26.5
1975 17.2 26.5
1976 17.5 26.4
1977 17.8 26.5
1978 18.1 26.5
1979 18.4 26.5
1980 18.7 26.5
1981 19.1 26.6
1982 19.6 26.7
1983 20 26.9
1984 20.6 27.1
1985 21.1 27.3
1986 21.6 27.6
1987 22 27.9
1988 22.3 28.4
1989 22.6 28.8
1990 22.9 29.2
1991 23.2 29.6
1992 23.6 29.9
1993 24 30.2
1994 24.5 30.6
1995 25 30.9
1996 25.6 31.3
1997 26.1 31.6
1998 26.6 31.9
1999 27.1 32.2
2000 27.6 32.5
2001 28 32.7
2002 28.4 33
2003 28.8 33.2
2004 29.2 33.4
2005 29.6 33.4
2006 30 33.4
2007 30.3 33.4
2008 30.6 33.5
2009 31 33.9
2010 31.5 34.3
2011 31.6 34.8
2012 31.8 35.2
2013 31.4 35.6
2014 31.2 36
2015 31.6 36.4
2016 32.8 36.8
2017 34.1 37.1
2018 34.5 37.4
2019 35 37.8
2020 35.5 38.2
2021 35.9 38.6
2022 36.3 38.9
2023 36.6 39.4
2024 37 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
0.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.3%
2024

Energy

Dominica Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominica Ireland
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
99%
2003
English speaking
94%
2023
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
96.5%
2023

Health

Dominica Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Ireland
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
62,031 mi
2018

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