CountryDuel

World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Dominica fits inside the median country 148 times.

Dominica: 750 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)

How much coast is there?

The median country’s coastline is 3 times as long as Dominica’s.

Dominica: 148 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The median country’s highest peak towers 888 m above Dominica’s.

Dominica: 1,447 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

The median country has 112 times as many people as Dominica.

Dominica: 65,871 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The median country is 12% more densely populated than Dominica.

Dominica: 88 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Dominica are 6.6 cm taller than in the median country.

Dominica: 180.2 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Dominica are 6.3 cm taller than in the median country.

Dominica: 166.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Dominica is 4.5 years older than in the median country.

Dominica: 35.6 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the median country have 0.4 more children on average than in Dominica.

Dominica: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Dominica are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.

Dominica: 13.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Dominica: no data · World median: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Dominica and the median country are practically level.

Dominica: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

The median country’s economy is 63 times the size of Dominica’s.

Dominica: $724 million (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Dominica produces 8% more per person than the median country.

Dominica: Int$22,713 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Dominica: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Dominica: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Dominica: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Dominica’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the median country’s.

Dominica: 48% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Dominica spends 5% more on health per person than the median country.

Dominica: $492 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in the median country live 3.3 years longer than in Dominica.

Dominica: 71.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Dominica is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.

Dominica: 33.3 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The median country has 45% more doctors per person than Dominica.

Dominica: 1.2 per 1,000 (2018) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

33% of adults in Dominica are obese, versus 24% in the median country.

Dominica: 32.9% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Dominica: no data · World median: 19% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

Dominica: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Dominica drink 69% more alcohol than in the median country.

Dominica: 7.3 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Dominica has 54% more meat per person than the median country.

Dominica: 86.4 kg (2022) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Dominica has 341 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.

Dominica: 3,278 kcal (2022) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Dominica: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Dominica went to school 0.19 years longer than in the median country.

Dominica: 10.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Dominica welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).

Dominica: 0.91 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

82% of people in Dominica are online, versus 82% in the median country.

Dominica: 82% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Dominica and the median country are practically level.

Dominica: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

74% of people in Dominica live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.

Dominica: 74% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Dominica 85.

Dominica: 85 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Dominica: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Dominica: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 64% of Dominica, but only 31% of the median country.

Dominica: 63.8% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the median country emits 16% more CO₂ than someone in Dominica.

Dominica: 2.6 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Dominica.

Dominica: 13.3% (2023) · World median: 30.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the median country carries 82% more fine dust than in Dominica.

Dominica: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Dominica as in the median country.

Dominica: 27.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the median country are 12% deadlier than in Dominica.

Dominica: 11 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Dominica: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Dominica: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)

Quick answers

Is Dominica bigger than the median country?

The median country is larger. Dominica fits inside the median country 148 times.

Which has more people, Dominica or the median country?

The median country has 112 times as many people as Dominica (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Dominica or the median country?

People in the median country live 3.3 years longer than in Dominica. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Dominica and 74.6 in the median country.

Are people taller in Dominica or the median country?

Men in Dominica are 6.6 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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