If you lived in Dominica instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

Health

have 29.0% less access to essential health services

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines scores 69 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 12.5% less money

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $12,562 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.

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Life

be 35.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 56.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Dominica, 36.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 10.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Dominica, on the other hand, 33.3 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 16.6% less on education

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Dominica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 12.8% more on healthcare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 76.2% more coastline

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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Safety

be 47.3% less likely to be murdered

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a homicide rate of 51.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 27.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, road accidents kill 4.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 29.2% less home broadband

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.

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live with 26.6% more strain on fresh water

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Dominica: At a glance

Dominica is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 751 sq km. Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
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