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: 751 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 33% of Dominica
Dominica: 32.6% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Dominica: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Dominica: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Dominica: no data · World median: 1.6% (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: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Dominica: no data · World median: 17% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Dominica has 64% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Dominica: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Dominica: no data · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 2 more World Heritage sites than Dominica (3 against 1)
Dominica: 1 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Dominica 1
Dominica: 1 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Dominica is 21% faster than in the median country
Dominica: 195 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
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 76% of Dominica, but only 33% of the median country
Dominica: 76.4% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
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?
Dominica: no data · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
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).