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Dominica vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 175th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Malaysia
Population
65870
36304998
Population rank 188/197 45/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
77 years
2025

Dominica and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Malaysia
Year GDP
Dominica Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 - $3,864,145,667
1971 - $4,244,395,956
1972 - $5,043,347,250
1973 - $7,662,902,678
1974 - $9,496,204,302
1975 - $9,298,800,799
1976 - $11,050,234,599
1977 $45,872,947 $13,139,488,633
1978 $57,130,216 $16,358,079,862
1979 $55,017,759 $21,213,264,962
1980 $72,804,653 $24,488,224,677
1981 $82,107,391 $25,004,285,792
1982 $89,527,577 $26,804,493,635
1983 $98,665,191 $30,347,442,111
1984 $109,157,071 $33,942,897,422
1985 $119,491,933 $31,199,633,353
1986 $135,161,959 $27,734,111,400
1987 $151,868,754 $32,181,210,158
1988 $171,106,184 $35,272,109,220
1989 $185,137,243 $38,847,965,293
1990 $201,429,630 $44,024,585,240
1991 $219,762,963 $49,143,148,094
1992 $234,059,259 $59,167,550,163
1993 $245,525,926 $66,894,966,969
1994 $264,374,074 $74,478,356,958
1995 $274,522,222 $88,705,342,903
1996 $292,285,185 $100,855,393,910
1997 $302,988,889 $100,005,323,302
1998 $322,411,111 $72,167,498,981
1999 $331,759,259 $79,148,421,053
2000 $333,470,370 $93,789,736,842
2001 $377,462,963 $92,783,947,368
2002 $375,200,000 $100,845,526,316
2003 $373,318,519 $110,202,368,421
2004 $396,711,111 $124,749,473,684
2005 $391,455,556 $143,534,405,819
2006 $416,674,074 $162,692,258,307
2007 $444,685,185 $193,549,569,478
2008 $480,003,704 $230,811,614,370
2009 $515,618,519 $202,257,453,037
2010 $519,859,259 $255,017,638,456
2011 $532,081,481 $297,951,668,675
2012 $520,355,556 $314,443,047,642
2013 $545,325,926 $323,276,235,524
2014 $572,255,556 $338,066,095,097
2015 $583,177,778 $301,355,266,965
2016 $612,711,111 $301,256,033,870
2017 $563,355,556 $319,109,094,160
2018 $628,244,444 $358,788,845,713
2019 $644,259,259 $365,177,721,022
2020 $528,944,444 $337,456,163,961
2021 $562,911,111 $373,784,823,673
2022 $623,062,963 $407,605,841,348
2023 $659,311,111 $399,705,137,434
2024 $688,881,481 $421,972,102,254

Dominica and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 - $380
1971 - $407
1972 - $472
1973 - $701
1974 - $848
1975 - $811
1976 - $940
1977 $634 $1,092
1978 $786 $1,327
1979 $754 $1,680
1980 $996 $1,886
1981 $1,125 $1,866
1982 $1,232 $1,938
1983 $1,363 $2,124
1984 $1,515 $2,300
1985 $1,666 $2,046
1986 $1,893 $1,760
1987 $2,138 $1,977
1988 $2,423 $2,100
1989 $2,639 $2,244
1990 $2,893 $2,469
1991 $3,171 $2,679
1992 $3,376 $3,141
1993 $3,536 $3,462
1994 $3,805 $3,758
1995 $3,952 $4,363
1996 $4,211 $4,837
1997 $4,372 $4,679
1998 $4,664 $3,294
1999 $4,817 $3,528
2000 $4,867 $4,084
2001 $5,528 $3,944
2002 $5,488 $4,184
2003 $5,447 $4,465
2004 $5,779 $4,939
2005 $5,695 $5,556
2006 $6,056 $6,158
2007 $6,459 $7,169
2008 $6,971 $8,372
2009 $7,487 $7,191
2010 $7,550 $8,899
2011 $7,705 $10,217
2012 $7,529 $10,601
2013 $7,822 $10,714
2014 $8,132 $11,013
2015 $8,283 $9,649
2016 $8,803 $9,477
2017 $8,225 $9,863
2018 $9,215 $10,902
2019 $9,491 $10,920
2020 $7,828 $9,958
2021 $8,376 $10,903
2022 $9,324 $11,748
2023 $9,913 $11,379
2024 $10,405 $11,867

Dominica vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Malaysia
1950 44.5 48.5
1951 46.3 49.2
1952 48.2 50.1
1953 50 51.1
1954 51.7 52
1955 53.4 52.8
1956 55 53.7
1957 56.5 54.5
1958 57.9 55.4
1959 59.1 56.3
1960 60.1 57.2
1961 61 58
1962 61.9 58.9
1963 62.6 59.7
1964 63.3 60.4
1965 63.9 61.1
1966 64.5 61.7
1967 64.9 62
1968 65.3 62.4
1969 65.7 62.9
1970 66.2 63.3
1971 66.8 63.8
1972 67.5 64.2
1973 68.1 64.7
1974 68.6 65.2
1975 69.1 65.7
1976 69.4 66.2
1977 69.7 66.7
1978 70.1 67.2
1979 69.2 67.6
1980 71 68.1
1981 71.5 68.5
1982 71.7 68.9
1983 72 69.2
1984 71.9 69.6
1985 71.9 69.9
1986 71.7 70.1
1987 71.4 70.4
1988 71 70.6
1989 70.7 70.8
1990 70.5 71
1991 70.4 71.2
1992 70.5 71.5
1993 70.6 71.7
1994 70.8 71.9
1995 70.8 72
1996 71 72.1
1997 71.2 72.3
1998 71.4 72.4
1999 71.5 72.4
2000 71.7 72.7
2001 71.9 73.1
2002 71.9 73.5
2003 71.9 73.7
2004 72 74
2005 72 74.4
2006 72 74.7
2007 71.9 75
2008 71.9 75.2
2009 71.8 75.3
2010 71.7 75.4
2011 71.5 75.5
2012 71.4 75.6
2013 71.2 75.5
2014 71.2 75.3
2015 70 75.3
2016 71.2 75.4
2017 68.6 75.5
2018 71.4 75.7
2019 71.3 75.9
2020 71.3 76.1
2021 69.8 73.9
2022 71.1 75.4
2023 71.1 76.7
2024 71.3 76.8
2025 71.5 77

Dominica and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Malaysia
Year Population
Dominica Malaysia
1960 59,372 7,956,197
1961 60,209 8,164,443
1962 60,948 8,380,172
1963 61,739 8,602,160
1964 62,587 8,828,406
1965 63,505 9,056,408
1966 64,507 9,284,688
1967 65,585 9,507,099
1968 66,732 9,725,281
1969 67,934 9,947,597
1970 68,908 10,178,802
1971 69,532 10,423,453
1972 70,060 10,676,835
1973 70,585 10,935,621
1974 71,091 11,200,906
1975 71,570 11,471,914
1976 72,017 11,750,097
1977 72,406 12,035,713
1978 72,724 12,328,157
1979 72,959 12,627,862
1980 73,083 12,983,363
1981 72,986 13,399,203
1982 72,688 13,832,798
1983 72,365 14,285,907
1984 72,056 14,759,009
1985 71,744 15,252,258
1986 71,406 15,760,419
1987 71,023 16,276,737
1988 70,608 16,796,605
1989 70,153 17,314,997
1990 69,627 17,833,171
1991 69,296 18,342,464
1992 69,325 18,834,572
1993 69,433 19,322,664
1994 69,477 19,820,446
1995 69,469 20,330,599
1996 69,410 20,850,087
1997 69,299 21,375,218
1998 69,124 21,906,713
1999 68,870 22,435,531
2000 68,511 22,967,816
2001 68,288 23,526,538
2002 68,367 24,102,477
2003 68,531 24,679,602
2004 68,649 25,256,772
2005 68,734 25,836,071
2006 68,806 26,417,909
2007 68,847 26,998,389
2008 68,854 27,570,059
2009 68,864 28,124,778
2010 68,859 28,655,776
2011 69,053 29,162,039
2012 69,118 29,662,831
2013 69,715 30,174,265
2014 70,373 30,696,137
2015 70,410 31,232,798
2016 69,606 31,789,685
2017 68,496 32,355,644
2018 68,174 32,910,967
2019 67,880 33,440,596
2020 67,573 33,889,558
2021 67,202 34,282,399
2022 66,826 34,695,493
2023 66,510 35,126,298
2024 66,205 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Dominica and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Dominica

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Malaysia
1960 6.18 6.41
1961 6.16 6.37
1962 6.12 6.3
1963 6.08 6.19
1964 6.03 6.03
1965 5.95 5.84
1966 5.86 5.64
1967 5.74 5.43
1968 5.59 5.29
1969 5.41 5.16
1970 5.22 5.04
1971 4.99 4.92
1972 4.67 4.82
1973 4.28 4.73
1974 3.84 4.62
1975 3.46 4.5
1976 3.19 4.4
1977 3.02 4.28
1978 2.96 4.18
1979 2.96 4.09
1980 3.04 4.04
1981 3.11 4
1982 3.17 3.97
1983 3.18 3.93
1984 3.15 3.89
1985 3.12 3.8
1986 3.08 3.7
1987 3.06 3.57
1988 3.06 3.5
1989 3.06 3.31
1990 3.09 3.3
1991 3.15 3.34
1992 3.18 3.37
1993 3.2 3.36
1994 2.96 3.35
1995 2.71 3.32
1996 2.55 3.3
1997 2.41 3.23
1998 2.32 3.12
1999 2.46 3.07
2000 2.35 2.94
2001 2.4 2.81
2002 2.16 2.66
2003 2.08 2.6
2004 2.02 2.49
2005 2 2.39
2006 2.07 2.31
2007 2.02 2.25
2008 1.97 2.26
2009 1.92 2.22
2010 1.89 2.14
2011 1.86 2.15
2012 1.83 2.12
2013 1.78 2.07
2014 1.71 2.06
2015 1.65 2.01
2016 1.58 1.94
2017 1.54 1.89
2018 1.52 1.84
2019 1.5 1.78
2020 1.5 1.68
2021 1.48 1.56
2022 1.48 1.55
2023 1.48 1.55

Dominica and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Dominica Malaysia
1960 18 17.5
1961 17.8 17.3
1962 17.6 17.1
1963 17.4 17
1964 17.2 16.9
1965 16.9 16.8
1966 16.6 16.9
1967 16.3 17
1968 16 17.1
1969 15.7 17.3
1970 15.7 17.4
1971 15.9 17.6
1972 16.3 17.9
1973 16.6 18.1
1974 16.9 18.3
1975 17.2 18.6
1976 17.5 18.8
1977 17.8 19
1978 18.1 19.3
1979 18.4 19.5
1980 18.7 19.7
1981 19.1 19.9
1982 19.6 20.1
1983 20 20.4
1984 20.6 20.5
1985 21.1 20.7
1986 21.6 20.9
1987 22 21
1988 22.3 21.1
1989 22.6 21.3
1990 22.9 21.5
1991 23.2 21.7
1992 23.6 21.9
1993 24 22.1
1994 24.5 22.3
1995 25 22.5
1996 25.6 22.7
1997 26.1 22.9
1998 26.6 23.1
1999 27.1 23.4
2000 27.6 23.5
2001 28 23.6
2002 28.4 23.7
2003 28.8 23.9
2004 29.2 24
2005 29.6 24.2
2006 30 24.5
2007 30.3 24.8
2008 30.6 25.1
2009 31 25.6
2010 31.5 26
2011 31.6 26.4
2012 31.8 26.8
2013 31.4 27.1
2014 31.2 27.5
2015 31.6 27.8
2016 32.8 28.1
2017 34.1 28.5
2018 34.5 28.8
2019 35 29.2
2020 35.5 29.6
2021 35.9 30.1
2022 36.3 30.6
2023 36.6 31.1
2024 37 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
1.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
88.7%
2024

Energy

Dominica Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominica Malaysia
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
95.8%
2022
English speaking
94%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
98%
2024

Health

Dominica Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
2.32
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Malaysia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
173,898 mi
2022

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