The duel
- 422× United States Virgin Islands fits inside the Dominican Republic 422 times
- 111× The Dominican Republic has 111 times as many people as United States Virgin Islands
- +6.9 years People in United States Virgin Islands live 6.9 years longer than in the Dominican Republic
- +73% United States Virgin Islands produces 73% more per person than the Dominican Republic
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
United States Virgin Islands fits inside the Dominican Republic 422 times
Dominican Republic: 146,839 km² (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 348 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Dominican Republic’s coastline is 6.9 times as long as United States Virgin Islands’
Dominican Republic: 1,288 km (2026 edition) · United States Virgin Islands: 188 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Dominican Republic’s highest peak towers 2,624 m above United States Virgin Islands’
Dominican Republic: 3,098 m (2026 edition) · United States Virgin Islands: 474 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of the Dominican Republic, versus 8.3% of United States Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic: 51.5% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 8.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Dominican Republic has 111 times as many people as United States Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic: 11.5 million (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 103,792 (2025)
How crowded is it?
United States Virgin Islands is 25% more densely populated than the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 239 per km² (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 298 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Dominican Republic: 174.7 cm (2019) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How tall are the women?
Dominican Republic: 161.2 cm (2019) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in United States Virgin Islands is 17 years older than in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 27.7 years (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: 44.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Dominican Republic have 0.3 more children on average than in United States Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic: 2.22 children per woman (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in United States Virgin Islands are 65 or older, versus 8.2% in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 8.2% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 23.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Dominican Republic: 0.0017 per 1,000 (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Dominican Republic: 0 (2026) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How many official languages?
The Dominican Republic and United States Virgin Islands are practically level
Dominican Republic: 1 (2026) · United States Virgin Islands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Dominican Republic’s economy is 27 times the size of United States Virgin Islands’
Dominican Republic: $127 billion (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: $4.67 billion (2022)
How much is produced per person?
United States Virgin Islands produces 73% more per person than the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Int$28,721 (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: Int$49,785 (2022)
How evenly is income shared?
Dominican Republic: 39 (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Dominican Republic: 0.8% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 11% in United States Virgin Islands, versus 5.1% in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 5.1% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 11.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Dominican Republic: 0.8% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Dominican Republic: 14.7% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How expensive is it?
United States Virgin Islands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.3× the Dominican Republic’s
Dominican Republic: 39% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 89% (2022)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Dominican Republic: $489 (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How long do people live?
People in United States Virgin Islands live 6.9 years longer than in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 73.9 years (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 80.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Dominican Republic: 27.7 per 1,000 (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How many doctors are there?
Dominican Republic: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
Dominican Republic: 0.8 per 1,000 (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How common is suicide?
Dominican Republic: 9.3 per 100k (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How common is obesity?
Dominican Republic: 30.7% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Dominican Republic: 6.09 (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in United States Virgin Islands drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 5.2 litres (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: 20.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Dominican Republic: 61.6 kg (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How much food is there per day?
Dominican Republic: 3,313 kcal (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How long do people work?
Dominican Republic: 2,072 hours (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How long do people go to school?
Dominican Republic: 9.4 years (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How many tourists visit?
United States Virgin Islands welcomed 6.5 times as many tourists per resident as the Dominican Republic (2019)
Dominican Republic: 0.75 (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 4.82 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Dominican Republic: 1 (2026) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Dominican Republic has won 15 Olympic medals, United States Virgin Islands 1
Dominican Republic: 15 (2026 edition) · United States Virgin Islands: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in the Dominican Republic are online, versus 64% in United States Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic: 91% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 64% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in United States Virgin Islands is 2.9 times as fast as in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 94 Mbps (2026) · United States Virgin Islands: 268 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in United States Virgin Islands have electricity, versus 100% in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 99.5% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
95% of people in United States Virgin Islands live in cities, versus 73% in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 73% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 95% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Dominican Republic has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, United States Virgin Islands 91
Dominican Republic: 94 (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 91 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Dominican Republic: 496 km (2014) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How much do they fly?
Dominican Republic: 0.09 (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of United States Virgin Islands, but only 47% of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 46.7% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 58.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Dominican Republic: 2.9 t (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How green is the power grid?
24% of the Dominican Republic’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.9% in United States Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic: 23.8% (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 2.9% (2023)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Dominican Republic carries 2 times as much fine dust as in United States Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic: 12.3 µg/m³ (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: 6.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Dominican Republic: 10.9 per 100k (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Dominican Republic: 52.7 per 100k (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
United States Virgin Islands is on average 1.9 °C warmer than the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States Virgin Islands: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Dominican Republic gets 5% more rain than United States Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic: 1,056 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States Virgin Islands: 1,010 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Dominican Republic bigger than United States Virgin Islands?
The Dominican Republic is larger. United States Virgin Islands fits inside the Dominican Republic 422 times.
Which has more people, the Dominican Republic or United States Virgin Islands?
The Dominican Republic has 111 times as many people as United States Virgin Islands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Dominican Republic or United States Virgin Islands?
People in United States Virgin Islands live 6.9 years longer than in the Dominican Republic. Life expectancy at birth is 73.9 years in the Dominican Republic and 80.8 in United States Virgin Islands.
