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Dominica vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 175th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Papua New Guinea
Population
65870
10911445
Population rank 188/197 90/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Dominica and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Dominica Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 - $645,568,215
1971 - $717,750,278
1972 - $858,761,926
1973 - $1,299,079,410
1974 - $1,467,417,672
1975 - $1,356,603,608
1976 - $1,511,843,235
1977 $45,872,947 $1,640,746,619
1978 $57,130,216 $1,947,878,831
1979 $55,017,759 $2,293,760,511
1980 $72,804,653 $2,545,808,456
1981 $82,107,391 $2,498,190,847
1982 $89,527,577 $2,368,719,683
1983 $98,665,191 $2,562,351,551
1984 $109,157,071 $2,552,662,617
1985 $119,491,933 $2,423,339,172
1986 $135,161,959 $2,647,995,602
1987 $151,868,754 $3,143,851,794
1988 $171,106,184 $3,656,177,881
1989 $185,137,243 $3,546,472,566
1990 $201,429,630 $3,219,729,083
1991 $219,762,963 $3,787,394,958
1992 $234,059,259 $4,377,980,510
1993 $245,525,926 $4,974,550,286
1994 $264,374,074 $5,502,786,070
1995 $274,522,222 $4,636,057,476
1996 $292,285,185 $5,155,311,077
1997 $302,988,889 $4,936,615,299
1998 $322,411,111 $3,789,443,015
1999 $331,759,259 $3,477,038,204
2000 $333,470,370 $3,521,339,699
2001 $377,462,963 $3,081,024,212
2002 $375,200,000 $2,999,511,040
2003 $373,318,519 $3,536,411,824
2004 $396,711,111 $3,927,157,867
2005 $391,455,556 $4,865,892,972
2006 $416,674,074 $8,354,911,041
2007 $444,685,185 $9,545,028,944
2008 $480,003,704 $11,670,892,801
2009 $515,618,519 $11,619,456,449
2010 $519,859,259 $14,250,786,675
2011 $532,081,481 $17,985,138,066
2012 $520,355,556 $21,295,168,666
2013 $545,325,926 $21,261,338,065
2014 $572,255,556 $23,210,823,987
2015 $583,177,778 $21,723,437,010
2016 $612,711,111 $20,758,876,953
2017 $563,355,556 $22,742,699,138
2018 $628,244,444 $24,109,780,708
2019 $644,259,259 $24,750,626,030
2020 $528,944,444 $23,848,447,850
2021 $562,911,111 $26,109,413,521
2022 $623,062,963 $31,653,185,953
2023 $659,311,111 $30,816,367,067
2024 $688,881,481 $32,538,480,024

Dominica and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 - $257.6
1971 - $279.7
1972 - $327
1973 - $483
1974 - $533
1975 - $482
1976 - $525
1977 $634 $558
1978 $786 $648
1979 $754 $748
1980 $996 $813
1981 $1,125 $781
1982 $1,232 $726
1983 $1,363 $769
1984 $1,515 $750
1985 $1,666 $697
1986 $1,893 $745
1987 $2,138 $865
1988 $2,423 $985
1989 $2,639 $934
1990 $2,893 $826
1991 $3,171 $942
1992 $3,376 $1,051
1993 $3,536 $1,151
1994 $3,805 $1,228
1995 $3,952 $998
1996 $4,211 $1,071
1997 $4,372 $990
1998 $4,664 $733
1999 $4,817 $650
2000 $4,867 $636
2001 $5,528 $538
2002 $5,488 $506
2003 $5,447 $577
2004 $5,779 $621
2005 $5,695 $744
2006 $6,056 $1,238
2007 $6,459 $1,371
2008 $6,971 $1,625
2009 $7,487 $1,569
2010 $7,550 $1,867
2011 $7,705 $2,288
2012 $7,529 $2,635
2013 $7,822 $2,561
2014 $8,132 $2,723
2015 $8,283 $2,485
2016 $8,803 $2,316
2017 $8,225 $2,478
2018 $9,215 $2,566
2019 $9,491 $2,576
2020 $7,828 $2,430
2021 $8,376 $2,608
2022 $9,324 $3,102
2023 $9,913 $2,966
2024 $10,405 $3,076

Dominica vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Papua New Guinea
1950 44.5 39.4
1951 46.3 35.5
1952 48.2 40.7
1953 50 41.3
1954 51.7 42
1955 53.4 42.6
1956 55 43.3
1957 56.5 43.9
1958 57.9 44.6
1959 59.1 45.1
1960 60.1 45.8
1961 61 46.4
1962 61.9 46.7
1963 62.6 47.7
1964 63.3 48.3
1965 63.9 48.9
1966 64.5 49.6
1967 64.9 50.2
1968 65.3 50.9
1969 65.7 51.5
1970 66.2 52.1
1971 66.8 52.6
1972 67.5 53.3
1973 68.1 53.9
1974 68.6 54.4
1975 69.1 55
1976 69.4 55.5
1977 69.7 56
1978 70.1 56.5
1979 69.2 57
1980 71 57.4
1981 71.5 57.8
1982 71.7 58.1
1983 72 58.3
1984 71.9 58.6
1985 71.9 58.8
1986 71.7 59
1987 71.4 59.2
1988 71 59.4
1989 70.7 59.6
1990 70.5 59.8
1991 70.4 59.9
1992 70.5 60.3
1993 70.6 60.5
1994 70.8 60.7
1995 70.8 60.9
1996 71 61.1
1997 71.2 61.3
1998 71.4 60.4
1999 71.5 61.5
2000 71.7 61.6
2001 71.9 61.6
2002 71.9 61.6
2003 71.9 61.7
2004 72 61.8
2005 72 61.9
2006 72 62
2007 71.9 62.2
2008 71.9 62.5
2009 71.8 62.8
2010 71.7 63.1
2011 71.5 63.4
2012 71.4 63.6
2013 71.2 63.9
2014 71.2 64.2
2015 70 64.5
2016 71.2 64.7
2017 68.6 64.9
2018 71.4 65.1
2019 71.3 65.3
2020 71.3 65.1
2021 69.8 64.4
2022 71.1 65.3
2023 71.1 66.1
2024 71.3 66.3
2025 71.5 66.4

Dominica and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Dominica Papua New Guinea
1960 59,372 1,995,110
1961 60,209 2,046,127
1962 60,948 2,093,919
1963 61,739 2,141,376
1964 62,587 2,188,325
1965 63,505 2,235,820
1966 64,507 2,285,774
1967 65,585 2,337,532
1968 66,732 2,390,803
1969 67,934 2,446,927
1970 68,908 2,505,628
1971 69,532 2,566,421
1972 70,060 2,628,432
1973 70,585 2,690,629
1974 71,091 2,752,671
1975 71,570 2,814,820
1976 72,017 2,877,327
1977 72,406 2,940,327
1978 72,724 3,003,714
1979 72,959 3,067,341
1980 73,083 3,131,512
1981 72,986 3,197,019
1982 72,688 3,264,291
1983 72,365 3,333,633
1984 72,056 3,405,198
1985 71,744 3,478,936
1986 71,406 3,554,793
1987 71,023 3,632,543
1988 70,608 3,711,880
1989 70,153 3,796,078
1990 69,627 3,896,481
1991 69,296 4,021,837
1992 69,325 4,166,699
1993 69,433 4,320,872
1994 69,477 4,480,208
1995 69,469 4,644,278
1996 69,410 4,813,361
1997 69,299 4,987,883
1998 69,124 5,166,390
1999 68,870 5,349,333
2000 68,511 5,537,064
2001 68,288 5,728,435
2002 68,367 5,924,003
2003 68,531 6,123,997
2004 68,649 6,328,041
2005 68,734 6,535,905
2006 68,806 6,747,720
2007 68,847 6,963,345
2008 68,854 7,183,002
2009 68,864 7,406,438
2010 68,859 7,633,523
2011 69,053 7,859,346
2012 69,118 8,081,390
2013 69,715 8,302,698
2014 70,373 8,523,441
2015 70,410 8,743,246
2016 69,606 8,961,718
2017 68,496 9,178,714
2018 68,174 9,394,513
2019 67,880 9,609,010
2020 67,573 9,815,746
2021 67,202 10,012,896
2022 66,826 10,203,169
2023 66,510 10,389,635
2024 66,205 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Dominica and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Dominica

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Papua New Guinea
1960 6.18 6.02
1961 6.16 6.07
1962 6.12 6.14
1963 6.08 6.15
1964 6.03 6.19
1965 5.95 6.2
1966 5.86 6.23
1967 5.74 6.24
1968 5.59 6.25
1969 5.41 6.26
1970 5.22 6.25
1971 4.99 6.23
1972 4.67 6.2
1973 4.28 6.16
1974 3.84 6.11
1975 3.46 6.07
1976 3.19 6.02
1977 3.02 5.96
1978 2.96 5.88
1979 2.96 5.79
1980 3.04 5.71
1981 3.11 5.65
1982 3.17 5.59
1983 3.18 5.56
1984 3.15 5.51
1985 3.12 5.47
1986 3.08 5.42
1987 3.06 5.36
1988 3.06 5.3
1989 3.06 5.24
1990 3.09 5.18
1991 3.15 5.11
1992 3.18 5.03
1993 3.2 4.96
1994 2.96 4.87
1995 2.71 4.78
1996 2.55 4.73
1997 2.41 4.68
1998 2.32 4.63
1999 2.46 4.59
2000 2.35 4.53
2001 2.4 4.47
2002 2.16 4.42
2003 2.08 4.36
2004 2.02 4.28
2005 2 4.22
2006 2.07 4.15
2007 2.02 4.08
2008 1.97 4.01
2009 1.92 3.94
2010 1.89 3.88
2011 1.86 3.82
2012 1.83 3.75
2013 1.78 3.68
2014 1.71 3.63
2015 1.65 3.56
2016 1.58 3.5
2017 1.54 3.43
2018 1.52 3.38
2019 1.5 3.32
2020 1.5 3.27
2021 1.48 3.22
2022 1.48 3.17
2023 1.48 3.1

Dominica and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Dominica Papua New Guinea
1960 18 18.5
1961 17.8 18.4
1962 17.6 18.3
1963 17.4 18.1
1964 17.2 18
1965 16.9 17.9
1966 16.6 17.8
1967 16.3 17.6
1968 16 17.5
1969 15.7 17.4
1970 15.7 17.3
1971 15.9 17.2
1972 16.3 17.1
1973 16.6 17.2
1974 16.9 17.2
1975 17.2 17.3
1976 17.5 17.4
1977 17.8 17.5
1978 18.1 17.7
1979 18.4 17.8
1980 18.7 18
1981 19.1 18.1
1982 19.6 18.2
1983 20 18.3
1984 20.6 18.3
1985 21.1 18.4
1986 21.6 18.5
1987 22 18.5
1988 22.3 18.6
1989 22.6 18.6
1990 22.9 18.7
1991 23.2 18.8
1992 23.6 18.9
1993 24 19
1994 24.5 19.1
1995 25 19.2
1996 25.6 19.4
1997 26.1 19.5
1998 26.6 19.6
1999 27.1 19.7
2000 27.6 19.8
2001 28 19.9
2002 28.4 19.9
2003 28.8 20
2004 29.2 20.2
2005 29.6 20.3
2006 30 20.4
2007 30.3 20.6
2008 30.6 20.7
2009 31 20.9
2010 31.5 21
2011 31.6 21.2
2012 31.8 21.3
2013 31.4 21.5
2014 31.2 21.7
2015 31.6 21.9
2016 32.8 22
2017 34.1 22.2
2018 34.5 22.4
2019 35 22.6
2020 35.5 22.8
2021 35.9 23
2022 36.3 23.2
2023 36.6 23.4
2024 37 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
0.04%
2018

Energy

Dominica Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
54.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Dominica Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
87.1%
2022
English speaking
94%
2023
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Dominica Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
5,809 mi
2011

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