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Dominica vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 175th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Nicaragua
Population
65870
7079664
Population rank 188/197 107/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Dominica and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Dominica Nicaragua
1960 - $227,223,322
1961 - $244,144,237
1962 - $269,283,804
1963 - $297,324,163
1964 - $347,119,918
1965 - $564,290,020
1966 - $607,140,010
1967 - $657,140,011
1968 - $692,859,985
1969 - $750,000,003
1970 - $778,569,939
1971 - $828,569,953
1972 - $878,570,045
1973 - $1,092,900,015
1974 - $1,521,400,012
1975 - $1,581,599,959
1976 - $1,836,899,999
1977 $45,872,947 $2,226,999,874
1978 $57,130,216 $2,127,699,979
1979 $55,017,759 $1,567,599,982
1980 $72,804,653 $2,144,300,006
1981 $82,107,391 $2,474,700,227
1982 $89,527,577 $2,454,499,872
1983 $98,665,191 $2,753,100,058
1984 $109,157,071 $3,117,599,872
1985 $119,491,933 $2,683,699,935
1986 $135,161,959 $2,885,799,994
1987 $151,868,754 $3,851,200,118
1988 $171,106,184 $2,630,900,096
1989 $185,137,243 $1,013,184,756
1990 $201,429,630 $1,009,455,484
1991 $219,762,963 $1,488,804,124
1992 $234,059,259 $1,792,800,000
1993 $245,525,926 $1,756,454,248
1994 $264,374,074 $3,863,185,119
1995 $274,522,222 $4,140,470,000
1996 $292,285,185 $4,308,351,903
1997 $302,988,889 $4,389,973,490
1998 $322,411,111 $4,635,347,386
1999 $331,759,259 $4,856,026,259
2000 $333,470,370 $5,109,587,050
2001 $377,462,963 $5,351,752,034
2002 $375,200,000 $5,223,727,303
2003 $373,318,519 $5,322,228,351
2004 $396,711,111 $5,792,932,838
2005 $391,455,556 $6,321,324,279
2006 $416,674,074 $6,763,672,381
2007 $444,685,185 $7,423,375,015
2008 $480,003,704 $8,496,967,597
2009 $515,618,519 $8,298,702,489
2010 $519,859,259 $8,758,602,233
2011 $532,081,481 $9,774,329,333
2012 $520,355,556 $10,532,017,232
2013 $545,325,926 $10,982,988,249
2014 $572,255,556 $11,880,438,824
2015 $583,177,778 $12,756,696,261
2016 $612,711,111 $13,286,093,388
2017 $563,355,556 $13,785,893,007
2018 $628,244,444 $13,025,221,974
2019 $644,259,259 $12,699,023,614
2020 $528,944,444 $12,726,422,432
2021 $562,911,111 $14,209,020,362
2022 $623,062,963 $15,634,572,502
2023 $659,311,111 $17,805,842,284
2024 $688,881,481 $19,693,982,968

Dominica and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Nicaragua
1960 - $127.5
1961 - $132.9
1962 - $142.3
1963 - $152.5
1964 - $172.7
1965 - $272.3
1966 - $284
1967 - $297.9
1968 - $304
1969 - $319
1970 - $321
1971 - $331
1972 - $341
1973 - $413
1974 - $557
1975 - $561
1976 - $633
1977 $634 $744
1978 $786 $691
1979 $754 $495
1980 $996 $659
1981 $1,125 $740
1982 $1,232 $714
1983 $1,363 $780
1984 $1,515 $861
1985 $1,666 $724
1986 $1,893 $761
1987 $2,138 $992
1988 $2,423 $662
1989 $2,639 $249.2
1990 $2,893 $242.5
1991 $3,171 $350
1992 $3,376 $411
1993 $3,536 $394
1994 $3,805 $849
1995 $3,952 $892
1996 $4,211 $911
1997 $4,372 $913
1998 $4,664 $949
1999 $4,817 $980
2000 $4,867 $1,017
2001 $5,528 $1,052
2002 $5,488 $1,014
2003 $5,447 $1,021
2004 $5,779 $1,099
2005 $5,695 $1,183
2006 $6,056 $1,248
2007 $6,459 $1,350
2008 $6,971 $1,524
2009 $7,487 $1,467
2010 $7,550 $1,527
2011 $7,705 $1,680
2012 $7,529 $1,785
2013 $7,822 $1,835
2014 $8,132 $1,958
2015 $8,283 $2,074
2016 $8,803 $2,132
2017 $8,225 $2,183
2018 $9,215 $2,035
2019 $9,491 $1,959
2020 $7,828 $1,938
2021 $8,376 $2,138
2022 $9,324 $2,323
2023 $9,913 $2,609
2024 $10,405 $2,848

Dominica vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Nicaragua
1950 44.5 40.6
1951 46.3 40.8
1952 48.2 41.9
1953 50 42.4
1954 51.7 43.1
1955 53.4 43.7
1956 55 44.3
1957 56.5 44.9
1958 57.9 45.5
1959 59.1 46.1
1960 60.1 46.4
1961 61 47.3
1962 61.9 48
1963 62.6 48.8
1964 63.3 49.6
1965 63.9 50.6
1966 64.5 51.6
1967 64.9 52.3
1968 65.3 52.9
1969 65.7 53.4
1970 66.2 53.8
1971 66.8 54.2
1972 67.5 48
1973 68.1 55
1974 68.6 55.4
1975 69.1 55.8
1976 69.4 56.1
1977 69.7 56.1
1978 70.1 53.5
1979 69.2 50.8
1980 71 58
1981 71.5 58.3
1982 71.7 58.7
1983 72 56.9
1984 71.9 56.1
1985 71.9 56.4
1986 71.7 57.6
1987 71.4 57.3
1988 71 59.8
1989 70.7 61.9
1990 70.5 62.5
1991 70.4 63.3
1992 70.5 63.7
1993 70.6 64.1
1994 70.8 64.5
1995 70.8 64.9
1996 71 65.2
1997 71.2 65.5
1998 71.4 64.1
1999 71.5 65.9
2000 71.7 66.4
2001 71.9 67
2002 71.9 68
2003 71.9 68.7
2004 72 69.5
2005 72 70.4
2006 72 71
2007 71.9 71.2
2008 71.9 71.4
2009 71.8 71.5
2010 71.7 71.8
2011 71.5 72
2012 71.4 72.4
2013 71.2 72.6
2014 71.2 72.8
2015 70 72.9
2016 71.2 73.2
2017 68.6 73.4
2018 71.4 73.9
2019 71.3 73.8
2020 71.3 70.8
2021 69.8 70.5
2022 71.1 74.5
2023 71.1 74.9
2024 71.3 75.1
2025 71.5 75.3

Dominica and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Nicaragua
Year Population
Dominica Nicaragua
1960 59,372 1,782,370
1961 60,209 1,836,451
1962 60,948 1,892,320
1963 61,739 1,950,159
1964 62,587 2,010,176
1965 63,505 2,072,681
1966 64,507 2,137,820
1967 65,585 2,205,567
1968 66,732 2,275,836
1969 67,934 2,348,398
1970 68,908 2,423,065
1971 69,532 2,499,825
1972 70,060 2,573,578
1973 70,585 2,649,278
1974 71,091 2,732,075
1975 71,570 2,816,943
1976 72,017 2,903,851
1977 72,406 2,992,534
1978 72,724 3,080,314
1979 72,959 3,164,525
1980 73,083 3,252,403
1981 72,986 3,345,674
1982 72,688 3,438,745
1983 72,365 3,530,282
1984 72,056 3,619,104
1985 71,744 3,706,479
1986 71,406 3,794,157
1987 71,023 3,882,164
1988 70,608 3,972,320
1989 70,153 4,066,476
1990 69,627 4,162,559
1991 69,296 4,259,637
1992 69,325 4,357,026
1993 69,433 4,453,732
1994 69,477 4,549,316
1995 69,469 4,642,931
1996 69,410 4,729,974
1997 69,299 4,809,573
1998 69,124 4,883,655
1999 68,870 4,954,018
2000 68,511 5,022,633
2001 68,288 5,087,825
2002 68,367 5,149,909
2003 68,531 5,210,963
2004 68,649 5,272,912
2005 68,734 5,342,105
2006 68,806 5,418,855
2007 68,847 5,497,243
2008 68,854 5,576,593
2009 68,864 5,656,601
2010 68,859 5,737,450
2011 69,053 5,819,051
2012 69,118 5,901,287
2013 69,715 5,983,845
2014 70,373 6,066,492
2015 70,410 6,149,417
2016 69,606 6,232,666
2017 68,496 6,316,231
2018 68,174 6,400,080
2019 67,880 6,483,657
2020 67,573 6,565,267
2021 67,202 6,644,741
2022 66,826 6,730,654
2023 66,510 6,823,613
2024 66,205 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Dominica and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Dominica

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Nicaragua
1960 6.18 7.16
1961 6.16 7.11
1962 6.12 7.1
1963 6.08 7.08
1964 6.03 7.06
1965 5.95 7.03
1966 5.86 6.99
1967 5.74 6.94
1968 5.59 6.89
1969 5.41 6.83
1970 5.22 6.77
1971 4.99 6.71
1972 4.67 6.65
1973 4.28 6.59
1974 3.84 6.52
1975 3.46 6.45
1976 3.19 6.37
1977 3.02 6.28
1978 2.96 6.16
1979 2.96 6.07
1980 3.04 5.96
1981 3.11 5.84
1982 3.17 5.74
1983 3.18 5.61
1984 3.15 5.49
1985 3.12 5.36
1986 3.08 5.22
1987 3.06 5.07
1988 3.06 4.93
1989 3.06 4.76
1990 3.09 4.6
1991 3.15 4.43
1992 3.18 4.27
1993 3.2 4.1
1994 2.96 3.94
1995 2.71 3.78
1996 2.55 3.62
1997 2.41 3.47
1998 2.32 3.34
1999 2.46 3.22
2000 2.35 3.12
2001 2.4 3
2002 2.16 2.89
2003 2.08 2.83
2004 2.02 2.78
2005 2 2.77
2006 2.07 2.73
2007 2.02 2.7
2008 1.97 2.66
2009 1.92 2.63
2010 1.89 2.6
2011 1.86 2.56
2012 1.83 2.53
2013 1.78 2.49
2014 1.71 2.46
2015 1.65 2.43
2016 1.58 2.41
2017 1.54 2.38
2018 1.52 2.35
2019 1.5 2.32
2020 1.5 2.3
2021 1.48 2.27
2022 1.48 2.24
2023 1.48 2.22

Dominica and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Dominica Nicaragua
1960 18 16.2
1961 17.8 16.1
1962 17.6 16
1963 17.4 15.9
1964 17.2 15.9
1965 16.9 15.9
1966 16.6 16
1967 16.3 16
1968 16 16
1969 15.7 16.1
1970 15.7 16.1
1971 15.9 16.1
1972 16.3 16.2
1973 16.6 16.2
1974 16.9 16.2
1975 17.2 16.2
1976 17.5 16.2
1977 17.8 16.2
1978 18.1 16.2
1979 18.4 16.2
1980 18.7 16.2
1981 19.1 16.2
1982 19.6 16.2
1983 20 16.3
1984 20.6 16.3
1985 21.1 16.3
1986 21.6 16.3
1987 22 16.4
1988 22.3 16.4
1989 22.6 16.5
1990 22.9 16.7
1991 23.2 16.8
1992 23.6 17
1993 24 17.2
1994 24.5 17.4
1995 25 17.6
1996 25.6 17.9
1997 26.1 18.1
1998 26.6 18.4
1999 27.1 18.8
2000 27.6 19.1
2001 28 19.4
2002 28.4 19.7
2003 28.8 20.1
2004 29.2 20.4
2005 29.6 20.8
2006 30 21.1
2007 30.3 21.4
2008 30.6 21.7
2009 31 22
2010 31.5 22.2
2011 31.6 22.5
2012 31.8 22.8
2013 31.4 23.1
2014 31.2 23.4
2015 31.6 23.7
2016 32.8 24
2017 34.1 24.3
2018 34.5 24.7
2019 35 25
2020 35.5 25.3
2021 35.9 25.6
2022 36.3 25.9
2023 36.6 26.3
2024 37 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
15.2%
1999
Banked people share n/a
23.5%
2024

Energy

Dominica Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Dominica Nicaragua
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
14
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
82.6%
2015
English speaking
94%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
58.2%
2023

Health

Dominica Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
58
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Nicaragua
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
14,849 mi
2014

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