Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 22.1% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In District of Columbia, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 19.0 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% more likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
