Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Dominica is 74% bigger than Barbados
Barbados: 431 km² (2024) · Dominica: 751 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Dominica’s coastline is 53% longer than Barbados’
Barbados: 97 km (2026 edition) · Dominica: 148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Dominica’s highest peak towers 1,111 m above Barbados’
Barbados: 336 m (2026 edition) · Dominica: 1,447 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 33% of Dominica, versus 23% of Barbados
Barbados: 23.2% (2024) · Dominica: 32.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Barbados has 4.3 times as many people as Dominica
Barbados: 282,623 (2025) · Dominica: 65,871 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Barbados is 7.5 times as densely populated as Dominica
Barbados: 656 per km² (2025) · Dominica: 88 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Dominica are 3.1 cm taller than in Barbados
Barbados: 177 cm (2019) · Dominica: 180.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Dominica are 1.2 cm taller than in Barbados
Barbados: 165.7 cm (2019) · Dominica: 166.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Barbados is 3.3 years older than in Dominica
Barbados: 38.9 years (2023) · Dominica: 35.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Barbados have 0.2 more children on average than in Dominica
Barbados: 1.71 children per woman (2024) · Dominica: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Barbados are 65 or older, versus 13% in Dominica
Barbados: 17.1% (2025) · Dominica: 13.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Barbados: 0.018 per 1,000 (2025) · Dominica: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many official languages?
Barbados and Dominica are practically level
Barbados: 1 (2026) · Dominica: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Barbados’ economy is 11 times the size of Dominica’s
Barbados: $8.02 billion (2025) · Dominica: $724 million (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Barbados produces 14% more per person than Dominica
Barbados: Int$25,894 (2025) · Dominica: Int$22,713 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Barbados: 34.1 (2016) · Dominica: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Barbados: 6.5% (2025) · Dominica: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Barbados: 23.4% (2016) · Dominica: no data
How expensive is it?
Barbados’ price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Dominica’s
Barbados: 110% (2025) · Dominica: 48% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Barbados spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Dominica
Barbados: $1,286 (2023) · Dominica: $492 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Barbados live 5 years longer than in Dominica
Barbados: 76.3 years (2024) · Dominica: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Dominica is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Barbados
Barbados: 9.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Dominica: 33.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Barbados has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Dominica
Barbados: 3 per 1,000 (2022) · Dominica: 1.2 per 1,000 (2018)
How many hospital beds are there?
Barbados has 61% more hospital beds per person than Dominica
Barbados: 6.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Dominica: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Barbados: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Dominica: no data
How common is obesity?
40% of adults in Barbados are obese, versus 33% in Dominica
Barbados: 39.6% (2024) · Dominica: 32.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Barbados drink 37% more alcohol than in Dominica
Barbados: 10.1 litres (2023) · Dominica: 7.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Dominica has 13% more meat per person than Barbados
Barbados: 76.2 kg (2023) · Dominica: 86.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Dominica has 160 kcal more food per person per day than Barbados
Barbados: 3,118 kcal (2023) · Dominica: 3,278 kcal (2022)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Dominica went to school 0.2 years longer than in Barbados
Barbados: 9.9 years (2023) · Dominica: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Barbados welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Dominica (2019)
Barbados: 2.49 (2024) · Dominica: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Barbados and Dominica are practically level
Barbados: 1 (2026) · Dominica: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Barbados and Dominica are practically level
Barbados: 1 (2026 edition) · Dominica: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Dominica are online, versus 70% in Barbados
Barbados: 70% (2024) · Dominica: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Barbados is 12% faster than in Dominica
Barbados: 218 Mbps (2026) · Dominica: 195 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Barbados and Dominica are practically level
Barbados: 100% (2024) · Dominica: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
74% of people in Dominica live in cities, versus 60% in Barbados
Barbados: 60% (2025) · Dominica: 74% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Barbados has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Dominica 85
Barbados: 115 (2022) · Dominica: 85 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 76% of Dominica, but only 15% of Barbados
Barbados: 14.6% (2024) · Dominica: 76.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Barbados emits 87% more CO₂ than someone in Dominica
Barbados: 4.8 t (2024) · Dominica: 2.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Dominica’s electricity is renewable, versus 9.0% in Barbados
Barbados: 9% (2024) · Dominica: 13.3% (2023)
How clean is the air?
The air in Barbados carries 23% more fine dust than in Dominica
Barbados: 11.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Dominica: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in Dominica as in Barbados
Barbados: 7.4 per 100k (2023) · Dominica: 27.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Barbados: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Dominica: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Barbados bigger than Dominica?
Dominica is larger. Dominica is 74% bigger than Barbados.
Which has more people, Barbados or Dominica?
Barbados has 4.3 times as many people as Dominica (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Barbados or Dominica?
People in Barbados live 5 years longer than in Dominica. Life expectancy at birth is 76.3 years in Barbados and 71.3 in Dominica.
Are people taller in Barbados or Dominica?
Men in Dominica are 3.1 cm taller than in Barbados (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).