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Dominica vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 175th vs. 178th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Saint Lucia
Population
65870
180421
Population rank 188/197 178/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
73 years
2025

Dominica and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
Dominica Saint Lucia
1977 $45,872,947 -
1978 $57,130,216 -
1979 $55,017,759 -
1980 $72,804,653 $170,370,370
1981 $82,107,391 $194,444,444
1982 $89,527,577 $183,333,333
1983 $98,665,191 $197,037,037
1984 $109,157,071 $251,481,481
1985 $119,491,933 $284,444,444
1986 $135,161,959 $340,000,000
1987 $151,868,754 $375,555,556
1988 $171,106,184 $429,629,630
1989 $185,137,243 $486,666,667
1990 $201,429,630 $579,629,630
1991 $219,762,963 $613,703,704
1992 $234,059,259 $674,074,074
1993 $245,525,926 $684,814,815
1994 $264,374,074 $713,703,704
1995 $274,522,222 $762,962,963
1996 $292,285,185 $788,888,889
1997 $302,988,889 $805,925,926
1998 $322,411,111 $877,407,407
1999 $331,759,259 $921,851,852
2000 $333,470,370 $932,592,593
2001 $377,462,963 $892,592,593
2002 $375,200,000 $900,000,000
2003 $373,318,519 $987,407,407
2004 $396,711,111 $1,066,666,667
2005 $391,455,556 $1,135,555,556
2006 $416,674,074 $1,268,319,185
2007 $444,685,185 $1,336,088,815
2008 $480,003,704 $1,437,731,111
2009 $515,618,519 $1,401,507,889
2010 $519,859,259 $1,482,385,185
2011 $532,081,481 $1,568,370,370
2012 $520,355,556 $1,598,207,407
2013 $545,325,926 $1,660,392,593
2014 $572,255,556 $1,749,185,185
2015 $583,177,778 $1,807,640,741
2016 $612,711,111 $1,868,544,444
2017 $563,355,556 $1,998,503,704
2018 $628,244,444 $2,060,955,556
2019 $644,259,259 $2,095,344,444
2020 $528,944,444 $1,499,274,074
2021 $562,911,111 $1,867,185,185
2022 $623,062,963 $2,342,714,815
2023 $659,311,111 $2,430,166,667
2024 $688,881,481 $2,549,062,963

Dominica and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Saint Lucia
1977 $634 -
1978 $786 -
1979 $754 -
1980 $996 $1,428
1981 $1,125 $1,605
1982 $1,232 $1,489
1983 $1,363 $1,576
1984 $1,515 $1,979
1985 $1,666 $2,202
1986 $1,893 $2,591
1987 $2,138 $2,819
1988 $2,423 $3,182
1989 $2,639 $3,565
1990 $2,893 $4,205
1991 $3,171 $4,399
1992 $3,376 $4,760
1993 $3,536 $4,765
1994 $3,805 $4,892
1995 $3,952 $5,148
1996 $4,211 $5,244
1997 $4,372 $5,282
1998 $4,664 $5,673
1999 $4,817 $5,883
2000 $4,867 $5,880
2001 $5,528 $5,570
2002 $5,488 $5,568
2003 $5,447 $6,059
2004 $5,779 $6,495
2005 $5,695 $6,863
2006 $6,056 $7,611
2007 $6,459 $7,964
2008 $6,971 $8,517
2009 $7,487 $8,251
2010 $7,550 $8,674
2011 $7,705 $9,129
2012 $7,529 $9,260
2013 $7,822 $9,577
2014 $8,132 $10,045
2015 $8,283 $10,335
2016 $8,803 $10,638
2017 $8,225 $11,333
2018 $9,215 $11,643
2019 $9,491 $11,794
2020 $7,828 $8,411
2021 $8,376 $10,459
2022 $9,324 $13,104
2023 $9,913 $13,555
2024 $10,405 $14,182

Dominica vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Saint Lucia
1950 44.5 48.3
1951 46.3 49.8
1952 48.2 52.4
1953 50 53.2
1954 51.7 54.5
1955 53.4 55.4
1956 55 55.9
1957 56.5 55.9
1958 57.9 56.6
1959 59.1 57.3
1960 60.1 57.9
1961 61 59.1
1962 61.9 59.9
1963 62.6 60.5
1964 63.3 61.3
1965 63.9 61.9
1966 64.5 62.5
1967 64.9 63.2
1968 65.3 63.7
1969 65.7 64
1970 66.2 64.3
1971 66.8 64.5
1972 67.5 64.6
1973 68.1 64.6
1974 68.6 65.4
1975 69.1 65.9
1976 69.4 66.2
1977 69.7 67
1978 70.1 67.4
1979 69.2 67.4
1980 71 67.8
1981 71.5 68.7
1982 71.7 69
1983 72 70
1984 71.9 70.5
1985 71.9 70.3
1986 71.7 70.2
1987 71.4 69.7
1988 71 69.7
1989 70.7 70
1990 70.5 70
1991 70.4 70.3
1992 70.5 70.7
1993 70.6 71
1994 70.8 71.1
1995 70.8 71.2
1996 71 71
1997 71.2 70.8
1998 71.4 70.7
1999 71.5 70.7
2000 71.7 70.8
2001 71.9 71.4
2002 71.9 71.7
2003 71.9 72.2
2004 72 72.5
2005 72 72.5
2006 72 72.8
2007 71.9 72.9
2008 71.9 73
2009 71.8 72.9
2010 71.7 72.8
2011 71.5 73
2012 71.4 72.9
2013 71.2 72.7
2014 71.2 72.7
2015 70 72.9
2016 71.2 72.6
2017 68.6 72.5
2018 71.4 72.7
2019 71.3 72.2
2020 71.3 72.3
2021 69.8 69.1
2022 71.1 72.7
2023 71.1 72.7
2024 71.3 72.8
2025 71.5 73

Dominica and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Saint Lucia
Year Population
Dominica Saint Lucia
1960 59,372 92,585
1961 60,209 93,490
1962 60,948 94,505
1963 61,739 95,519
1964 62,587 96,505
1965 63,505 97,493
1966 64,507 98,463
1967 65,585 99,504
1968 66,732 100,675
1969 67,934 101,879
1970 68,908 103,165
1971 69,532 104,564
1972 70,060 106,002
1973 70,585 107,498
1974 71,091 109,076
1975 71,570 110,725
1976 72,017 112,425
1977 72,406 114,135
1978 72,724 115,834
1979 72,959 117,528
1980 73,083 119,290
1981 72,986 121,166
1982 72,688 123,087
1983 72,365 125,044
1984 72,056 127,067
1985 71,744 129,159
1986 71,406 131,239
1987 71,023 133,227
1988 70,608 135,000
1989 70,153 136,512
1990 69,627 137,857
1991 69,296 139,520
1992 69,325 141,617
1993 69,433 143,726
1994 69,477 145,890
1995 69,469 148,208
1996 69,410 150,436
1997 69,299 152,569
1998 69,124 154,677
1999 68,870 156,702
2000 68,511 158,616
2001 68,288 160,237
2002 68,367 161,641
2003 68,531 162,976
2004 68,649 164,239
2005 68,734 165,450
2006 68,806 166,639
2007 68,847 167,758
2008 68,854 168,808
2009 68,864 169,869
2010 68,859 170,906
2011 69,053 171,801
2012 69,118 172,587
2013 69,715 173,369
2014 70,373 174,138
2015 70,410 174,905
2016 69,606 175,646
2017 68,496 176,342
2018 68,174 177,017
2019 67,880 177,661
2020 67,573 178,250
2021 67,202 178,522
2022 66,826 178,781
2023 66,510 179,285
2024 66,205 179,744

Fertility rates in Dominica and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Dominica

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Saint Lucia
1960 6.18 6.77
1961 6.16 6.84
1962 6.12 6.82
1963 6.08 6.72
1964 6.03 6.76
1965 5.95 6.69
1966 5.86 6.61
1967 5.74 6.51
1968 5.59 6.39
1969 5.41 6.25
1970 5.22 6.1
1971 4.99 5.95
1972 4.67 5.81
1973 4.28 5.69
1974 3.84 5.57
1975 3.46 5.36
1976 3.19 5.16
1977 3.02 4.97
1978 2.96 4.83
1979 2.96 4.58
1980 3.04 4.41
1981 3.11 4.28
1982 3.17 4.17
1983 3.18 4.08
1984 3.15 4.02
1985 3.12 3.97
1986 3.08 3.8
1987 3.06 3.61
1988 3.06 3.44
1989 3.06 3.31
1990 3.09 3.24
1991 3.15 3.19
1992 3.18 3.11
1993 3.2 3
1994 2.96 3.03
1995 2.71 3.03
1996 2.55 2.71
1997 2.41 2.74
1998 2.32 2.4
1999 2.46 2.5
2000 2.35 2.21
2001 2.4 2.13
2002 2.16 2.03
2003 2.08 1.94
2004 2.02 1.86
2005 2 1.81
2006 2.07 1.77
2007 2.02 1.7
2008 1.97 1.7
2009 1.92 1.74
2010 1.89 1.67
2011 1.86 1.5
2012 1.83 1.5
2013 1.78 1.5
2014 1.71 1.49
2015 1.65 1.47
2016 1.58 1.46
2017 1.54 1.45
2018 1.52 1.44
2019 1.5 1.42
2020 1.5 1.41
2021 1.48 1.4
2022 1.48 1.39
2023 1.48 1.38

Dominica and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
Dominica Saint Lucia
1960 18 16.5
1961 17.8 16
1962 17.6 15.5
1963 17.4 15.2
1964 17.2 15
1965 16.9 14.8
1966 16.6 14.9
1967 16.3 15
1968 16 15.1
1969 15.7 15
1970 15.7 14.9
1971 15.9 14.9
1972 16.3 14.9
1973 16.6 14.9
1974 16.9 15
1975 17.2 15.2
1976 17.5 15.4
1977 17.8 15.8
1978 18.1 16.3
1979 18.4 16.8
1980 18.7 17.1
1981 19.1 17.2
1982 19.6 17.3
1983 20 17.5
1984 20.6 17.6
1985 21.1 17.7
1986 21.6 17.8
1987 22 18
1988 22.3 18.4
1989 22.6 19.2
1990 22.9 19.9
1991 23.2 20.3
1992 23.6 20.5
1993 24 20.7
1994 24.5 20.9
1995 25 21.2
1996 25.6 21.4
1997 26.1 21.7
1998 26.6 22.2
1999 27.1 23
2000 27.6 23.8
2001 28 24.3
2002 28.4 24.7
2003 28.8 25
2004 29.2 25.4
2005 29.6 25.8
2006 30 26.2
2007 30.3 26.9
2008 30.6 27.9
2009 31 28.7
2010 31.5 29.3
2011 31.6 29.7
2012 31.8 30.2
2013 31.4 30.6
2014 31.2 31.1
2015 31.6 31.5
2016 32.8 31.9
2017 34.1 32.3
2018 34.5 32.8
2019 35 33.2
2020 35.5 33.6
2021 35.9 34
2022 36.3 34.3
2023 36.6 34.8
2024 37 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
3.85%
2024
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2015
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
88.8%
2018

Energy

Dominica Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
9.7%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominica Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
90.1%
2001
English speaking
94%
2023
43%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
70.1%
2023

Health

Dominica Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
752 mi
2011

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