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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Dominica

Against upper middle income countries, Dominica ranks 12th of 58 on environment and 28th of 58 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Dominica with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Dominica reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Health score 2023+0.01104 of 19327 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.6780 of 19923 of 57proxy +0.81
Infrastructure score 2022+1.0199 of 21028 of 58proxy +0.90
Environment score 2024+0.1778 of 21312 of 58moderate -0.33

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Dominica, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate27.1per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Women in a union48.4%% of women aged 15-492011no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.18marriages per 1,000 people2017no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)0.994divorces per 1,000 people2017no agreed direction

demography

Median age35.6years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.2years2023no agreed direction
Population65,871people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.506%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization74%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+13.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1417.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.48births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate11per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-242people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population12.7%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.761index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$19,409international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$15,823international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$9,501US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.05%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation2.53%% per year2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows6.84%% of GDP2025no agreed direction

education

Expected schooling14.2years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling10.1years2023higher is better
Education spending5.39%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment97.7%% gross2025higher is better
Secondary enrollment103%% gross2023higher is better
Compulsory schooling12years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary3.95%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio13.1pupils per teacher2016higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita1.27t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area63.8%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land33.3%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land21.4%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Women ministers38.5%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament40.6%% of seats2025higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index60index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share55.9%% of prisoners2023higher is worse
Refugees originating133per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Control of corruption0.533index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.397index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.149index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.0598index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.38index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.23index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy71.3years2024higher is better
Infant mortality33.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality35.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending5.01%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Hospital beds3.97per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access97%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation80.4%% of population2017higher is better
Adolescent fertility34births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality36per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance100%% of births2020higher is better
Alcohol consumption5.02litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths10.9per 100,000 population2016higher is worse
Physicians1.16per 1,000 people2018higher is better
DTP3 immunisation90%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.5%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence4.5per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Anaemia in women22%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending29.3%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment3.6%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity34.4%% of population2022higher is worse
Adult obesity32.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index75index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users82%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions85.2per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Fixed broadband20.9per 100 people2022higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Dominica

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

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