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Dominica vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 175th vs. 159th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Jamaica
Population
65870
2837071
Population rank 188/197 140/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Dominica and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Jamaica
Year GDP
Dominica Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 - $1,404,720,442
1971 - $1,539,861,816
1972 - $1,875,146,587
1973 - $1,905,917,553
1974 - $2,375,122,375
1975 - $2,860,442,750
1976 - $2,966,042,856
1977 $45,872,947 $3,249,733,140
1978 $57,130,216 $2,644,527,822
1979 $55,017,759 $2,425,064,229
1980 $72,804,653 $2,679,379,372
1981 $82,107,391 $2,979,027,966
1982 $89,527,577 $3,293,496,312
1983 $98,665,191 $3,619,262,277
1984 $109,157,071 $2,373,564,549
1985 $119,491,933 $2,100,239,019
1986 $135,161,959 $2,754,549,582
1987 $151,868,754 $3,287,007,322
1988 $171,106,184 $3,828,342,820
1989 $185,137,243 $4,404,937,853
1990 $201,429,630 $4,592,208,087
1991 $219,762,963 $4,106,207,649
1992 $234,059,259 $3,535,460,090
1993 $245,525,926 $5,440,075,676
1994 $264,374,074 $5,452,558,947
1995 $274,522,222 $6,577,520,643
1996 $292,285,185 $7,393,891,921
1997 $302,988,889 $8,400,041,724
1998 $322,411,111 $8,787,195,622
1999 $331,759,259 $8,887,057,997
2000 $333,470,370 $9,005,064,475
2001 $377,462,963 $9,194,727,831
2002 $375,200,000 $9,719,009,495
2003 $373,318,519 $9,430,234,811
2004 $396,711,111 $10,174,664,854
2005 $391,455,556 $11,243,865,778
2006 $416,674,074 $11,930,179,090
2007 $444,685,185 $12,799,600,047
2008 $480,003,704 $13,709,401,520
2009 $515,618,519 $12,120,458,115
2010 $519,859,259 $13,220,549,908
2011 $532,081,481 $14,444,661,522
2012 $520,355,556 $14,807,086,556
2013 $545,325,926 $14,264,205,153
2014 $572,255,556 $13,899,217,680
2015 $583,177,778 $14,188,936,918
2016 $612,711,111 $14,077,096,677
2017 $563,355,556 $14,808,985,133
2018 $628,244,444 $15,730,792,876
2019 $644,259,259 $15,830,766,531
2020 $528,944,444 $13,812,421,836
2021 $562,911,111 $14,657,586,159
2022 $623,062,963 $17,097,760,687
2023 $659,311,111 $19,423,355,367
2024 $688,881,481 $19,930,288,337

Dominica and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 - $748
1971 - $809
1972 - $971
1973 - $972
1974 - $1,193
1975 - $1,417
1976 - $1,450
1977 $634 $1,569
1978 $786 $1,262
1979 $754 $1,144
1980 $996 $1,249
1981 $1,125 $1,370
1982 $1,232 $1,494
1983 $1,363 $1,619
1984 $1,515 $1,048
1985 $1,666 $917
1986 $1,893 $1,191
1987 $2,138 $1,411
1988 $2,423 $1,632
1989 $2,639 $1,865
1990 $2,893 $1,930
1991 $3,171 $1,710
1992 $3,376 $1,458
1993 $3,536 $2,221
1994 $3,805 $2,203
1995 $3,952 $2,631
1996 $4,211 $2,929
1997 $4,372 $3,297
1998 $4,664 $3,419
1999 $4,817 $3,432
2000 $4,867 $3,453
2001 $5,528 $3,504
2002 $5,488 $3,681
2003 $5,447 $3,550
2004 $5,779 $3,808
2005 $5,695 $4,184
2006 $6,056 $4,417
2007 $6,459 $4,716
2008 $6,971 $5,030
2009 $7,487 $4,428
2010 $7,550 $4,810
2011 $7,705 $5,233
2012 $7,529 $5,341
2013 $7,822 $5,124
2014 $8,132 $4,975
2015 $8,283 $5,063
2016 $8,803 $5,010
2017 $8,225 $5,259
2018 $9,215 $5,578
2019 $9,491 $5,607
2020 $7,828 $4,879
2021 $8,376 $5,165
2022 $9,324 $6,022
2023 $9,913 $6,840
2024 $10,405 $7,020

Dominica vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Jamaica
1950 44.5 56.6
1951 46.3 57.1
1952 48.2 58.1
1953 50 58.9
1954 51.7 59.6
1955 53.4 60.4
1956 55 61.2
1957 56.5 61.9
1958 57.9 62.6
1959 59.1 63.2
1960 60.1 63.8
1961 61 64.3
1962 61.9 64.6
1963 62.6 65
1964 63.3 65.3
1965 63.9 65.7
1966 64.5 65.9
1967 64.9 66.1
1968 65.3 66.3
1969 65.7 66.5
1970 66.2 66.7
1971 66.8 67
1972 67.5 67.3
1973 68.1 67.6
1974 68.6 67.9
1975 69.1 68.2
1976 69.4 68.4
1977 69.7 68.6
1978 70.1 68.7
1979 69.2 68.8
1980 71 69
1981 71.5 69.1
1982 71.7 69.3
1983 72 69.5
1984 71.9 69.8
1985 71.9 70.1
1986 71.7 70.4
1987 71.4 70.9
1988 71 71.2
1989 70.7 71.5
1990 70.5 71.7
1991 70.4 71.8
1992 70.5 71.8
1993 70.6 71.8
1994 70.8 71.6
1995 70.8 71.5
1996 71 71.3
1997 71.2 71.2
1998 71.4 71.2
1999 71.5 71.2
2000 71.7 71.3
2001 71.9 71.3
2002 71.9 71.5
2003 71.9 71.6
2004 72 71.5
2005 72 71.5
2006 72 71.4
2007 71.9 71.4
2008 71.9 71.5
2009 71.8 71.7
2010 71.7 72
2011 71.5 72.2
2012 71.4 72.4
2013 71.2 72.4
2014 71.2 72.4
2015 70 72.2
2016 71.2 72.1
2017 68.6 71.9
2018 71.4 71.6
2019 71.3 71.5
2020 71.3 71.5
2021 69.8 69.1
2022 71.1 71.5
2023 71.1 71.5
2024 71.3 71.6
2025 71.5 71.7

Dominica and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Jamaica
Year Population
Dominica Jamaica
1960 59,372 1,650,005
1961 60,209 1,673,261
1962 60,948 1,696,932
1963 61,739 1,721,099
1964 62,587 1,745,568
1965 63,505 1,769,192
1966 64,507 1,791,475
1967 65,585 1,812,865
1968 66,732 1,833,765
1969 67,934 1,855,127
1970 68,908 1,878,196
1971 69,532 1,903,728
1972 70,060 1,931,542
1973 70,585 1,961,219
1974 71,091 1,990,906
1975 71,570 2,018,981
1976 72,017 2,045,578
1977 72,406 2,070,657
1978 72,724 2,094,836
1979 72,959 2,119,486
1980 73,083 2,145,658
1981 72,986 2,173,818
1982 72,688 2,203,889
1983 72,365 2,234,832
1984 72,056 2,264,562
1985 71,744 2,290,656
1986 71,406 2,312,125
1987 71,023 2,329,813
1988 70,608 2,345,777
1989 70,153 2,361,916
1990 69,627 2,379,877
1991 69,296 2,400,869
1992 69,325 2,424,701
1993 69,433 2,449,916
1994 69,477 2,475,220
1995 69,469 2,500,151
1996 69,410 2,524,463
1997 69,299 2,547,848
1998 69,124 2,569,736
1999 68,870 2,589,795
2000 68,511 2,607,826
2001 68,288 2,624,403
2002 68,367 2,640,572
2003 68,531 2,656,623
2004 68,649 2,672,225
2005 68,734 2,687,066
2006 68,806 2,700,968
2007 68,847 2,713,800
2008 68,854 2,725,635
2009 68,864 2,736,995
2010 68,859 2,748,568
2011 69,053 2,760,494
2012 69,118 2,772,430
2013 69,715 2,783,687
2014 70,373 2,793,749
2015 70,410 2,802,534
2016 69,606 2,809,915
2017 68,496 2,815,764
2018 68,174 2,820,097
2019 67,880 2,823,271
2020 67,573 2,830,739
2021 67,202 2,837,682
2022 66,826 2,839,144
2023 66,510 2,839,786
2024 66,205 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Dominica and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Dominica

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Jamaica
1960 6.18 5.54
1961 6.16 5.6
1962 6.12 5.64
1963 6.08 5.73
1964 6.03 5.79
1965 5.95 5.72
1966 5.86 5.69
1967 5.74 5.67
1968 5.59 5.58
1969 5.41 5.47
1970 5.22 5.35
1971 4.99 5.21
1972 4.67 5.06
1973 4.28 5
1974 3.84 4.67
1975 3.46 4.44
1976 3.19 4.21
1977 3.02 4
1978 2.96 3.84
1979 2.96 3.72
1980 3.04 3.59
1981 3.11 3.51
1982 3.17 3.46
1983 3.18 3.41
1984 3.15 3.32
1985 3.12 3.21
1986 3.08 3.11
1987 3.06 3.02
1988 3.06 2.98
1989 3.06 2.93
1990 3.09 2.96
1991 3.15 3
1992 3.18 3.03
1993 3.2 2.99
1994 2.96 2.93
1995 2.71 2.85
1996 2.55 2.77
1997 2.41 2.68
1998 2.32 2.57
1999 2.46 2.47
2000 2.35 2.35
2001 2.4 2.3
2002 2.16 2.27
2003 2.08 2.24
2004 2.02 2.2
2005 2 2.15
2006 2.07 2.09
2007 2.02 2.02
2008 1.97 1.95
2009 1.92 1.88
2010 1.89 1.8
2011 1.86 1.72
2012 1.83 1.65
2013 1.78 1.59
2014 1.71 1.54
2015 1.65 1.51
2016 1.58 1.46
2017 1.54 1.43
2018 1.52 1.4
2019 1.5 1.39
2020 1.5 1.38
2021 1.48 1.38
2022 1.48 1.37
2023 1.48 1.36

Dominica and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Dominica Jamaica
1960 18 19.8
1961 17.8 19.5
1962 17.6 19.3
1963 17.4 19
1964 17.2 18.8
1965 16.9 18.5
1966 16.6 18.3
1967 16.3 18.1
1968 16 17.9
1969 15.7 17.8
1970 15.7 17.7
1971 15.9 17.7
1972 16.3 17.8
1973 16.6 17.9
1974 16.9 18
1975 17.2 18.2
1976 17.5 18.4
1977 17.8 18.6
1978 18.1 18.9
1979 18.4 19.1
1980 18.7 19.4
1981 19.1 19.6
1982 19.6 19.9
1983 20 20.1
1984 20.6 20.4
1985 21.1 20.6
1986 21.6 20.8
1987 22 21.1
1988 22.3 21.3
1989 22.6 21.6
1990 22.9 21.8
1991 23.2 22
1992 23.6 22.2
1993 24 22.3
1994 24.5 22.4
1995 25 22.5
1996 25.6 22.6
1997 26.1 22.7
1998 26.6 22.9
1999 27.1 23.1
2000 27.6 23.3
2001 28 23.6
2002 28.4 23.8
2003 28.8 24.1
2004 29.2 24.4
2005 29.6 24.6
2006 30 24.9
2007 30.3 25.3
2008 30.6 25.7
2009 31 26.1
2010 31.5 26.5
2011 31.6 27
2012 31.8 27.4
2013 31.4 27.9
2014 31.2 28.3
2015 31.6 28.8
2016 32.8 29.3
2017 34.1 29.8
2018 34.5 30.3
2019 35 30.8
2020 35.5 31.3
2021 35.9 31.7
2022 36.3 32.2
2023 36.6 32.8
2024 37 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

Dominica Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Dominica Jamaica
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
88.7%
2015
English speaking
94%
2023
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

Dominica Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Jamaica
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
13,745 mi
2011

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