Dominica vs Saint Lucia

Dominica and Saint Lucia compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Saint Lucia has about 2.7 times as many people as Dominica: 180,149 against 65,871 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Saint Lucia ($14,746) is 34% higher than in Dominica ($10,989) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Dominica (3.1%) than in Saint Lucia (-0.6%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Dominica (2.5%) than in Saint Lucia (2%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Saint Lucia can expect to live 1.5 years longer than one born in Dominica: 72.8 years against 71.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Dominica is older: half of its people are over 35.6 years, against 33.7 years in Saint Lucia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Dominica (82%) than in Saint Lucia (68.2%), a difference of 13.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Saint Lucia (1.7 tonnes) are 31% higher than in Dominica (1.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Dominica (76.4%) than in Saint Lucia (53.8%), a difference of 22.6 percentage points in 2024.