The Human Truth Foundation

Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica)

https://www.humantruth.info/dominica.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#dominica

Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica
Flag
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index63rd best
CapitalRoseau
Land Area 750km21
LocationNorth America, The Americas, The Caribbean
GroupingsSmall Islands
Population71 6252
Life Expectancy72.81yrs (2017)3
GNI$11 488 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 CodesDM, DMA, 2125
Internet Domain.dm6
CurrencyDollar (XCD)7
Telephone+8

1. Overview

#france

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.

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9

Book CoverWith waterfalls, jungle, sulfur springs, secret swimming holes, rivers, reefs and coastline, this untamed and mass-tourism-free `nature island´ promises unusual experiences and adventures. On Dominica, nature has been as creative and prolific as Picasso in his prime. Much of this volcanic island is blanketed by untamed rainforest that embraces you with the loft and grandeur of a Gothic cathedral. Experiences await that will forever etch themselves into your memory: an intense trek to a bubbling lake, soothing your muscles in hot sulfur springs, getting pummeled by a waterfall, snorkeling in a glass of `champagne,´ swimming up a narrow gorge -the list of possible ecoadventures goes on.

In many ways, Dominica is the `anti-Caribbean´ island. It has been spared the mass tourism, in large part because there are very few sandy beaches, no flashy resorts and no direct international flights. The locals are so friendly that they often stop visitors just to wish them a good visit. Just as uniquely, Dominica is also home to about 2200 Caribs, the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)10

2. Dominica National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
Value11
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
...
99=Fiji0.730
99=Suriname0.730
101Uzbekistan0.727
102=Dominica0.720
102=Jordan0.720
104Libya0.718
105Paraguay0.717
106=Palestine0.715
The Americas Avg0.75
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $11
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
...
100St Lucia$12 048
101St Vincent & Grenadines$11 961
102Egypt$11 732
103Dominica$11 488
104Indonesia$11 466
105Algeria$10 800
106Mongolia$10 588
107Ecuador$10 312
The Americas Avg$16 628
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
12
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank12
1Denmark27.0
2Norway29.9
3Sweden31.8
...
60Peru77.4
61Moldova77.6
62Bosnia & Herzegovina77.7
63Dominica77.7
64Andorra77.8
65Georgia78.0
66Ukraine78.3
67Mexico78.4
The Americas Avg81.5
World Avg88.6
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Dominica's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Dominica's population is predicted to fall to 69 000 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 1.59. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13

Population2
Pos.2018
Population2
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
...
184Seychelles97 096
185Antigua & Barbuda96 286
186Andorra77 006
187Dominica71 625
188Marshall Islands58 413
189St Kitts & Nevis52 441
190Monaco38 682
191Liechtenstein37 910
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
82N. Korea73.3
83Trinidad & Tobago73.0
84Colombia72.8
85Dominica72.8
86Samoa72.8
87Brazil72.8
88Dominican Rep.72.6
89Oman72.5
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
66Macedonia1.60
67Libya2.40
68Iceland1.59
69Dominica1.59
70Antigua & Barbuda1.58
71Armenia1.58
72St Martin2.39
73Isle of Man1.57
World Avg2.47
q=208.

Migration:

Immigrants15
Pos.2017
%15
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
...
58Malta10.6%
59Italy10.0%
60Gambia9.8%
61Dominica9.2%
62Serbia9.1%
63Ivory Coast9.0%
64Malaysia8.5%
65Portugal8.5%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.
Emigrants16
Pos.2010
%16
1Dominica104.8%
2Palestine68.4%
3Samoa67.3%
4Grenada65.5%
5St Kitts & Nevis61.1%
6Guyana56.9%
7Monaco56.3%
8Antigua & Barbuda47.6%
9Tonga45.4%
10Albania45.4%
11Barbados41.0%
12Suriname39.0%
World Avg11.5%
q=192.

4. Dominica's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to The Americas (2025)17
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank17
1Canada14.7
2Costa Rica31.8
3Uruguay35.5
...
7Barbados51.7
8Argentina53.3
9St Vincent & Grenadines54.2
10Dominica57.3
11Brazil60.3
12Jamaica64.1
13Panama64.4
14Trinidad & Tobago66.2
15Mexico66.2
The Americas Avg71.80
q=36.
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)17
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank17
1Sweden6.1
2Denmark8.6
3Norway9.0
...
42St Vincent & Grenadines54.2
43Croatia54.9
44Liechtenstein54.9
45Dominica57.3
46Hungary58.5
47Bulgaria58.6
48Brazil60.3
49Romania61.3
World Avg86.55
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway18. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan18.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe18, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia18.

For more, see:

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Freedom in the World
Lower is better
Pos.2024
Score
1=Norway1.0
1=Canada1.0
1=Cape Verde1.0
...
6=St Lucia1.0
6=Cyprus1.0
6=Denmark1.0
6=Dominica1.0
6=Portugal1.0
6=Slovenia1.0
6=Palau1.0
6=Czechia1.0
The Americas Avg2.7
World Avg3.7
q=205.
Nominal Commitment to HR
Higher is better
19
Pos.2009
Treaties19
1Argentina24
2=Chile23
2=Costa Rica23
...
136Djibouti13
137Ethiopia12
138=Haiti12
138=Dominica12
138=Central African Rep.12
138=Bahrain12
138=Israel12
138=Angola12
The Americas Avg16.5
World Avg15.1
q=194.
HR Treaties Lag
Lower is better
20
Pos.2019
Avg Yrs/Treaty20
1Ecuador2.15
2Uruguay2.25
3Tunisia3.65
...
111Tajikistan11.08
112Ethiopia11.13
113Slovenia11.13
114Dominica11.14
115Benin11.15
116Chad11.23
117Slovakia11.24
118Burundi11.27
The Americas Avg8.45
World Avg10.02
q=195.

Gender Equality:

The 1950s saw a late rush of 43 countries, including Dominica and many developing nations, move to cease preventing women from voting.

See:

Year Women Can Vote
Lower is better
Pos.Total
Year
1New Zealand1893
2Australia1902
3Finland1906
...
85=Antigua & Barbuda1951
85=Grenada1951
85=Nepal1951
85=Dominica1951
85=St Kitts & Nevis1951
85=St Vincent & Grenadines1951
91Bolivia1952
92=Ivory Coast1952
The Americas Avg1947
World Avg1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality
Higher is better
21
Pos.2017
Score21
1Netherlands103
2Belgium90
3Sweden86
...
123Bahrain-2
124Sierra Leone-3
125=Grenada-5
125=Dominica-5
125=Namibia-5
125=Kiribati-5
125=Jamaica-5
125=Cook Islands-5
The Americas Avg26.1
World Avg12.6
q=196.
Freedom of Thought
Lower is better
22
Pos.202122
1=Belgium1.0
1=Taiwan1.0
1=Netherlands1.0
...
64Czechia2.7
65Canada2.8
66=Kyrgyzstan2.8
66=Dominica2.8
66=Slovakia2.8
66=Estonia2.8
66=Lithuania2.8
66=Peru2.8
The Americas Avg2.7
World Avg3.0
q=196.

5. Dominica's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #dominica #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2025)23
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank23
1Greenland34.3
2Curaço49.7
3Aruba49.9
...
19Costa Rica82.6
20Bahamas82.8
21Brazil84.6
22Dominica86.3
23Argentina86.6
24St Kitts & Nevis88.9
25St Vincent & Grenadines89.3
26Colombia94.5
27Ecuador95.3
The Americas Avg92.66
q=44.
Health (2025)23
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank23
1Monaco14.3
2Liechtenstein30.1
3Isle of Man32.1
...
95Seychelles84.8
96Moldova85.0
97Azerbaijan86.0
98Dominica86.3
99Kosovo86.4
100Argentina86.6
101Iran88.6
102St Kitts & Nevis88.9
World Avg96.74
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man24. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria24.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans24, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia24.

For more, see:

Health:

Dominica does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Dominica does better than average in terms of its immunizations take-up25, its fertility rate14 and in its average life expectancy11. Dominica doesn't do so well in other areas. Dominica does worse than average when it comes to its adolescent birth rate26, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance27 and in its alcohol consumption rate28. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Dominica improved by +3.7yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Dominica's peak fertility rate was 6.87 in 1960.

Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
82N. Korea73.3
83Trinidad & Tobago73.0
84Colombia72.8
85Dominica72.8
86Samoa72.8
87Brazil72.8
88Dominican Rep.72.6
89Oman72.5
The Americas Avg72.58
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Alcohol Consumption
Lower is better
28
Pos.2016
Per Capita28
1Bangladesh0.0
2Kuwait0.0
3Libya0.0
...
121=Macedonia8.1
122Burkina Faso8.2
123=St Vincent & Grenadines8.2
123=Dominica8.2
125Thailand8.3
126=Ivory Coast8.4
126=Botswana8.4
126=Trinidad & Tobago8.4
The Americas Avg6.9
World Avg6.2
q=189.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
66Macedonia1.60
67Libya2.40
68Iceland1.59
69Dominica1.59
70Antigua & Barbuda1.58
71Armenia1.58
72St Martin2.39
73Isle of Man1.57
The Americas Avg1.80
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance
Lower is better
27
Pos.2017
Rank27
1Sweden1
2Ireland2
3Denmark3
...
108Central African Rep.108
109Benin109
110Costa Rica110
111Dominica111
112Romania112
113Peru113
114Kenya114
115Haiti115
The Americas Avg94.3
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Overweight Adults
Lower is better
29
Pos.2016
%29
1Vietnam18.3
2India19.7
3Bangladesh20.0
...
138=Lithuania59.6
138=Croatia59.6
140El Salvador59.9
141Dominica60.3
142Morocco60.4
143Ireland60.6
144Dominican Rep.61.2
145Syria61.4
The Americas Avg57.4
World Avg49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate
Lower is better
26
Pos.2022
Per 100026
1Hong Kong1.6
2Denmark1.8
3S. Korea2.1
...
102St Kitts & Nevis36.8
103Trinidad & Tobago37.7
104Argentina37.9
105Dominica37.9
106Syria38.1
107Bulgaria38.2
108Kiribati39.6
109Azerbaijan40.1
The Americas Avg48.1
World Avg43.8
q=195.
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015
Higher is better
25
Pos.2015
Avg %25
1=Hungary99.0
1=China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
...
27Greece97.3
28=Turkmenistan97.2
28=St Vincent & Grenadines97.2
30Dominica97.1
31=Kazakhstan97.1
32Albania97.1
33Andorra97.1
34Russia97.0
The Americas Avg91.3
World Avg88.3
q=194.

6. Dominica's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2025)30
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank30
1Uruguay43.2
2Puerto Rico47.1
3Costa Rica49.7
...
11Brazil70.2
12Colombia70.9
13Argentina78.5
14Dominica78.5
15Cuba79.4
16Nicaragua80.5
17Bolivia81.8
18Panama82.5
19Honduras84.6
The Americas Avg92.66
q=36.
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)30
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank30
1Sri Lanka34.9
2Uruguay43.2
3Switzerland45.0
...
85Latvia77.7
86Egypt78.0
87Argentina78.5
88Dominica78.5
89Iran79.0
90Cuba79.4
91Algeria79.7
92Nicaragua80.5
World Avg84.93
q=199.

All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

Regarding its responsibility towards the environment, Dominica ranks 88th in the world. This rank is derived from 5 data sets. Dominica does better than average when it comes to its environmental performance31 and in its forested percent change 2000-202032. And finally, it does worse than average in terms of energy to GDP efficiency33, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in reducing annual meat consumption per person34.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020
Higher is better
32
Pos.Total32
1Guernsey82.6%
2Bahrain75.2%
3Iceland64.7%
...
109=Mali0.0%
109=Gibraltar0.0%
109=St Barthelemy0.0%
109=Dominica0.0%
109=Pitcairn Islands0.0%
109=Bermuda0.0%
109=Faroe Islands0.0%
109=Jordan0.0%
The Americas Avg-2.1%
World Avg-0.1%
q=234.
Environmental Performance
Higher is better
31
Pos.201831
1Switzerland87.4
2France84.0
3Denmark81.6
...
70Sri Lanka60.6
71Equatorial Guinea60.4
72Mexico59.7
73Dominica59.4
74Argentina59.3
75Malaysia59.2
76Antigua & Barbuda59.2
77UAE58.9
The Americas Avg58.8
World Avg56.4
q=180.
Energy to GDP Efficiency
Lower is better
33
Pos.2022
Avg33
1Rwanda0.25
2Chad0.26
3Tanzania0.31
...
99Norway1.19
100Argentina1.19
101Cape Verde1.19
102Dominica1.20
103Greece1.20
104Algeria1.20
105Ecuador1.22
106New Zealand1.22
The Americas Avg1.42
World Avg1.23
q=165.
International Accords on the Environment
Higher is better
Pos.Total
Avg Rate
1Sweden83%
2Canada82%
3Norway81%
...
125Dominican Rep.54%
126Tajikistan54%
127St Kitts & Nevis54%
128Dominica54%
129Barbados54%
130Congo, (Brazzaville)53%
131Jamaica53%
132Mali53%
The Americas Avg60.7%
World Avg57.5%
q=197.
Meat Consumption
Lower is better
34
Pos.2021
kg34
1Congo, DR03.0
2Burundi03.5
3Bangladesh04.3
...
145Kuwait81.3
146New Zealand81.4
147S. Korea81.5
148Dominica81.6
149Hungary82.1
150UK82.3
151Czechia82.4
152Bahrain82.8
The Americas Avg70.3
World Avg52.5
q=185.

7. Dominica's Modernity and Learning

#corruption #education #modernity #politics #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)35
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank35
1=Canada21.8
2USA26.4
3Argentina38.2
...
18=Antigua & Barbuda79.6
19St Vincent & Grenadines80.0
20Bahamas83.5
21Dominica84.0
22St Lucia86.3
23=Dominican Rep.87.1
23=Panama87.1
25Venezuela89.0
26Belize89.1
The Americas Avg81.34
q=35.
Modernity & Learning (2020)35
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank35
1Finland7.1
2Belgium12.9
3Denmark13.6
...
95Libya82.0
96Lebanon82.1
97Bahamas83.5
98Dominica84.0
99Philippines85.1
100Jordan86.1
101St Lucia86.3
102=Dominican Rep.87.1
World Avg86.31
q=190.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark36. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone36. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots37.

Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.

Bill Emmott (2017)38

15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe36, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia36.

For more, see:

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling
Higher is better
39
Pos.2021
Years39
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
...
97Sao Tome & Principe13.4
98Palestine13.4
99Malaysia13.3
100Dominica13.3
101Andorra13.3
102Bhutan13.2
103Turkmenistan13.2
104Kyrgyzstan13.2
The Americas Avg14.2
World Avg13.5
q=193.
Intellectual Endeavours
Lower is better
27
Pos.2017
Rank27
1Ukraine1
2Czechia2
3Hungary3
...
48Montenegro48
49Norway49
50Fiji50
51Dominica51
52Malaysia52
53Russia53
54St Lucia54
55Turkey55
The Americas Avg99.8
World Avg82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users
Higher is better
40
Pos.201640
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
...
63Portugal67%
64Brazil66%
65St Kitts & Nevis66%
66Dominica66%
67Italy66%
68=Uruguay65%
68=Antigua & Barbuda65%
70Greece65%
The Americas Avg56.4%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.
IPv6 Uptake
Higher is better
41
Pos.2017
Ratio41
1Belgium55.4
2Germany41.8
3Switzerland35.1
...
165=Gabon0.0
165=Lebanon0.0
165=St Lucia0.0
165=Dominica0.0
165=Cuba0.0
165=St Vincent & Grenadines0.0
165=Montenegro0.0
165=Libya0.0
The Americas Avg3.36
World Avg3.82
q=176.

8. Dominica's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#charitability #corruption #culture #equality #human_development #inequality #peace #politics

Compared to The Americas (2020)42
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank42
1Canada23.1
2Barbados46.9
3Costa Rica47.3
...
10Cuba73.8
11Panama78.4
12Belize78.8
13Dominica79.6
14Bahamas79.7
15Brazil83.5
16Guatemala84.2
17St Lucia84.2
18Dominican Rep.84.9
The Americas Avg79.19
q=33.
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)42
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank42
1Denmark11.2
2Norway13.9
3Netherlands14.4
...
79Belarus77.7
80Panama78.4
81Belize78.8
82Dominica79.6
83Bahamas79.7
84Sri Lanka79.8
85Senegal79.9
86China80.6
World Avg78.12
q=180.

This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.

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National Culture:

Dominica has an adequate long-term record on corruption.

Corruption
Higher is better
43
Pos.2022
Points43
1Denmark90.0
2=Finland87.0
2=New Zealand87.0
...
42Georgia56.0
43=Italy56.0
43=Slovenia56.0
45Dominica55.0
46=Poland55.0
46=St Lucia55.0
48Costa Rica54.0
49=Fiji53.0
The Americas Avg42.97
World Avg42.98
q=180.
Creativity & Culture
Lower is better
27
Pos.2017
Rank27
1Belgium1
2Netherlands2
3Estonia3
...
70Tonga70
71Trinidad & Tobago71
72Botswana72
73Dominica73
74Antigua & Barbuda74
75Turkey75
76Kyrgyzstan76
77Togo77
The Americas Avg80.2
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Open Trading, Aid & Development
Lower is better
27
Pos.2017
Rank27
1Ireland1
2Denmark2
3Sweden3
...
101Seychelles101
102Australia102
103Madagascar103
104Dominica104
105Iceland105
106Bolivia106
107Ghana107
108Mexico108
The Americas Avg100.5
World Avg82.0
q=163.

Peace Versus Instability:

Peacekeeping & Security
Lower is better
27
Pos.2017
Rank27
1Samoa1
2S. Africa2
3Tunisia3
...
134El Salvador134
135Macedonia135
136Armenia136
137Dominica137
138Cape Verde138
139St Lucia139
140Kuwait140
141Saudi Arabia141
The Americas Avg82.3
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Refugees & UN Treaties
Lower is better
27
Pos.2017
Rank27
1Austria1
2Germany2
3Netherlands3
...
113Belize113
114Morocco114
115Iraq115
116Dominica116
117Saudi Arabia117
118Lesotho118
119Oman119
120Egypt120
The Americas Avg91.5
World Avg82.0
q=163.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below44:

Christian94.4%
Muslim0.1%
Hindu0.1%
Buddhist0.1%
Folk Religion3%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated0.5%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 20.6% (Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)45.

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