The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Dominica fits inside Trinidad and Tobago 6.8 times
Dominica: 751 km² (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 5,128 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Dominica’s
Dominica: 148 km (2026 edition) · Trinidad and Tobago: 362 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Dominica’s highest peak towers 507 m above Trinidad and Tobago’s
Dominica: 1,447 m (2026 edition) · Trinidad and Tobago: 940 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 33% of Dominica, versus 12% of Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 32.6% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 11.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Trinidad and Tobago has 21 times as many people as Dominica
Dominica: 65,871 (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 1.37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Trinidad and Tobago is 3 times as densely populated as Dominica
Dominica: 88 per km² (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 267 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Dominica are 4.1 cm taller than in Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 180.2 cm (2019) · Trinidad and Tobago: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Dominica are 3.5 cm taller than in Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 166.9 cm (2019) · Trinidad and Tobago: 163.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Trinidad and Tobago is 1.1 years older than in Dominica
Dominica: 35.6 years (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 36.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Trinidad and Tobago have 0.1 more children on average than in Dominica
Dominica: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 1.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago are practically level
Dominica: 13.2% (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 12.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Dominica: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 7.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago are practically level
Dominica: 1 (2026) · Trinidad and Tobago: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Trinidad and Tobago’s economy is 36 times the size of Dominica’s
Dominica: $724 million (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: $25.9 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Trinidad and Tobago produces 63% more per person than Dominica
Dominica: Int$22,713 (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: Int$37,121 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 16.8% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Trinidad and Tobago’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Dominica’s
Dominica: 48% (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Trinidad and Tobago spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Dominica
Dominica: $492 (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: $1,276 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Trinidad and Tobago live 2.3 years longer than in Dominica
Dominica: 71.3 years (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 73.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Dominica is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 33.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 17 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Trinidad and Tobago has 3.6 times as many doctors per person as Dominica
Dominica: 1.2 per 1,000 (2018) · Trinidad and Tobago: 4.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Dominica has 68% more hospital beds per person than Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 12.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
33% of adults in Dominica are obese, versus 32% in Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 32.9% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 32% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 5.91 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Dominica drink 47% more alcohol than in Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 7.3 litres (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Dominica has 31% more meat per person than Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 86.4 kg (2022) · Trinidad and Tobago: 65.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Dominica has 333 kcal more food per person per day than Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 3,278 kcal (2022) · Trinidad and Tobago: 2,946 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 1,610 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Trinidad and Tobago went to school 0.67 years longer than in Dominica
Dominica: 10.1 years (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Dominica welcomed 3.7 times as many tourists per resident as Trinidad and Tobago (2019)
Dominica: 0.91 (2022) · Trinidad and Tobago: 0.24 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Dominica has 1 more World Heritage site than Trinidad and Tobago (1 against 0)
Dominica: 1 (2026) · Trinidad and Tobago: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Trinidad and Tobago has won 19 Olympic medals, Dominica 1
Dominica: 1 (2026 edition) · Trinidad and Tobago: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica are practically level
Dominica: 82% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Trinidad and Tobago is 15% faster than in Dominica
Dominica: 195 Mbps (2026) · Trinidad and Tobago: 224 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago are practically level
Dominica: 100% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
74% of people in Dominica live in cities, versus 54% in Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 74% (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 54% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Trinidad and Tobago has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Dominica 85
Dominica: 85 (2022) · Trinidad and Tobago: 119 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 1.48 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 76% of Dominica, but only 44% of Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 76.4% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 44.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Trinidad and Tobago emits 8.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Dominica
Dominica: 2.6 t (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 22.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Dominica’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.1% in Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica: 13.3% (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 0.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Trinidad and Tobago carries 48% more fine dust than in Dominica
Dominica: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 13.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 49% more likely to be murdered in Trinidad and Tobago than in Dominica
Dominica: 27.1 per 100k (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 40.4 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 6.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Dominica: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 1,453 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Dominica bigger than Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago is larger. Dominica fits inside Trinidad and Tobago 6.8 times.
Which has more people, Dominica or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago has 21 times as many people as Dominica (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Dominica or Trinidad and Tobago?
People in Trinidad and Tobago live 2.3 years longer than in Dominica. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Dominica and 73.6 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Are people taller in Dominica or Trinidad and Tobago?
Men in Dominica are 4.1 cm taller than in Trinidad and Tobago (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).