Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Dominica fits inside Puerto Rico 12 times.
Dominica: 750 km² (2023) · Puerto Rico: 8,870 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Puerto Rico’s coastline is 3.4 times as long as Dominica’s.
Dominica: 148 km (2026 edition) · Puerto Rico: 501 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Dominica’s highest peak towers 109 m above Puerto Rico’s.
Dominica: 1,447 m (2026 edition) · Puerto Rico: 1,338 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Puerto Rico has 48 times as many people as Dominica.
Dominica: 65,871 (2025) · Puerto Rico: 3.18 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Puerto Rico is 4.1 times as densely populated as Dominica.
Dominica: 88 per km² (2025) · Puerto Rico: 359 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Dominica and Puerto Rico are practically level.
Dominica: 180.2 cm (2019) · Puerto Rico: 179.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Dominica are 3.8 cm taller than in Puerto Rico.
Dominica: 166.9 cm (2019) · Puerto Rico: 163.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Puerto Rico is 9.7 years older than in Dominica.
Dominica: 35.6 years (2023) · Puerto Rico: 45.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Dominica have 0.6 more children on average than in Puerto Rico.
Dominica: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Puerto Rico: 0.92 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Puerto Rico are 65 or older, versus 13% in Dominica.
Dominica: 13.2% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 25.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Dominica: no data · Puerto Rico: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Puerto Rico has 2 official languages, Dominica 1.
Dominica: 1 (2026) · Puerto Rico: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Puerto Rico’s economy is 179 times the size of Dominica’s.
Dominica: $724 million (2025) · Puerto Rico: $129 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Puerto Rico produces 2.3 times as much per person as Dominica.
Dominica: Int$22,713 (2025) · Puerto Rico: Int$52,196 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Dominica: no data · Puerto Rico: 6% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Puerto Rico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Dominica’s.
Dominica: 48% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 78% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Dominica: $492 (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data
How long do people live?
People in Puerto Rico live 11 years longer than in Dominica.
Dominica: 71.3 years (2024) · Puerto Rico: 81.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Dominica: 33.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Puerto Rico: no data
How many doctors are there?
Dominica: 1.2 per 1,000 (2018) · Puerto Rico: no data
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in Puerto Rico are obese, versus 33% in Dominica.
Dominica: 32.9% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 41.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Dominica: no data · Puerto Rico: 7.04 (2015)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Dominica drink 25% more alcohol than in Puerto Rico.
Dominica: 7.3 litres (2023) · Puerto Rico: 5.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Dominica: 86.4 kg (2022) · Puerto Rico: no data
How much food is there per day?
Dominica: 3,278 kcal (2022) · Puerto Rico: no data
How long do people go to school?
Dominica: 10.1 years (2023) · Puerto Rico: no data
How many tourists visit?
Puerto Rico welcomed 90% more tourists per resident than Dominica (2019).
Dominica: 0.91 (2022) · Puerto Rico: 1.73 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
87% of people in Puerto Rico are online, versus 82% in Dominica.
Dominica: 82% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 87% (2022)
Who has electricity at home?
Dominica and Puerto Rico are practically level.
Dominica: 100% (2024) · Puerto Rico: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
94% of people in Puerto Rico live in cities, versus 74% in Dominica.
Dominica: 74% (2025) · Puerto Rico: 94% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Puerto Rico has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Dominica 85.
Dominica: 85 (2022) · Puerto Rico: 126 (2024)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of Dominica, but only 56% of Puerto Rico.
Dominica: 63.8% (2023) · Puerto Rico: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Dominica: 2.6 t (2024) · Puerto Rico: no data
How green is the power grid?
13% of Dominica’s electricity is renewable, versus 6.4% in Puerto Rico.
Dominica: 13.3% (2023) · Puerto Rico: 6.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Dominica carries 25% more fine dust than in Puerto Rico.
Dominica: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Puerto Rico: 7.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 79% more likely to be murdered in Dominica than in Puerto Rico.
Dominica: 27.1 per 100k (2023) · Puerto Rico: 15.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Puerto Rico are 14% deadlier than in Dominica.
Dominica: 11 per 100k (2021) · Puerto Rico: 12.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Dominica: no data · Puerto Rico: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Dominica: no data · Puerto Rico: 1,168 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Dominica bigger than Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is larger. Dominica fits inside Puerto Rico 12 times.
Which has more people, Dominica or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico has 48 times as many people as Dominica (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Dominica or Puerto Rico?
People in Puerto Rico live 11 years longer than in Dominica. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Dominica and 81.9 in Puerto Rico.
Are people taller in Dominica or Puerto Rico?
Dominica and Puerto Rico are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).