If you lived in Dominica instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 6.9 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 1997. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

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make 70.7% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.

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Life

be 11.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 3.0 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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Basic Needs

be 12.2% less likely to have internet access

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Dominica, about 82.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 82.7% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Dominica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 62.0% less coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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Safety

be 64.6% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 27.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 74.2% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (1997–2022). 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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