General information
| Dominica | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Caribbean | North America |
| Area: | 750 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Government form: | Parliamentary republic | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1978 n.Chr. | 1776 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Roseau | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Dominica | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 71,991 | 329,484,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 96.0 | 33.5 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 75 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 79 years | Ø 81 years |
| Birthrate: | 9.60 ‰ | 11.40 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 9.60 ‰ | 8.70 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -5.31 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Dominica | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 65 | 73 |
| Civil rights: | 64 | 83 |
| Health: | 51 | 74 |
| Cost of Living: | 54 | 35 |
| Popularity: | 20 | 72 |
Economy
| Dominica | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | East Caribbean Dollar (1 XCD = 100 Cents) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 23.0 % | 8.3 % |
| Inflation rate: | 1.50 % | 1.23 % |
| Cost of Living: | 75.40 % | 110.53 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 32.60 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 6,870 US$ | 65,910 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 55 (moderate) | 67 (moderate) |
| DMA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 470 M US$ | 6.53 M US$ | 20,936,600 M US$ | 63.54 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 495 M US$ | 6.87 M US$ | 21,640,511 M US$ | 65.68 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 162 M US$ | 2.25 M US$ | 2,127,248 M US$ | 6.46 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 431 M US$ | 5.99 M US$ | 2,808,955 M US$ | 8.53 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| DMA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,512 km | 21.00 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.99 km |
| Harbours: | 108 | 1.500 | 3,673 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 2 | 0.028 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| DMA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 103.60 m kWh | 1.44 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.84 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 111.40 m kWh | 1.55 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.43 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,424.79 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 220,708.66 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 180,000.00 t | 2,500.31 t | 4.98 bn t | 15,118.48 t |
Telecommunication
| Dominica | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +1809 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .dm | .us |
| DMA total | DMA per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 2,660 | 37 | 107,281,000 | 326 |
| Mobile phones: | 75,771 | 1053 | 404,577,000 | 1228 |
| Internet server: | 723 | 10 | 505,000,000 | 1533 |
| Internet users: | 49,993 | 694 | 286,441,830 | 869 |
Healthcare system
| Dominica | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 3.80 | 2.90 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 1.08 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 11.6 % | 10.8 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.2 % | 0.0 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 100.0 % | 79.0 % |
Native languages
| Dominica | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Creole-English: | 100.0 % | n/a |
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 0.0 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Dominica | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 91.3 % | 78.5 % |
| nondenominational: | 6.1 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Rastafari: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 1.3 % | 15.3 % |