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 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 24% more densely populated than the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 239 per km² (2025) · United States Virgin Islands: 297 per km² (2025)

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Dominican Republic: 0 (2025) · 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)

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 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% (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)

How much is spent on health?

Dominican Republic: $489 (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

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 common is obesity?

Dominican Republic: 30.7% (2024) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

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 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)

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

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of United States Virgin Islands, but only 45% of the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic: 45% (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: 58.2% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Dominican Republic: 10.9 per 100k (2023) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Dominican Republic: 27.4 per 100k (2021) · United States Virgin Islands: no data

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)