Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica)

Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	61st best
Capital	Roseau
Land Area	750km21
Location	North America, The Americas, The Caribbean
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	71 6252
Life Expectancy	72.81yrs (2017)3
GNI	$11 488 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	DM, DMA, 2125
Internet Domain	.dm6
Currency	Dollar (XCD)7
Telephone	+8

1. Overview
2. Dominica National and Social Development
3. Dominica's Demographics and Migration
4. Dominica's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Dominica's Health
6. Dominica's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Dominica's Modernity and Learning
8. Dominica's Culture, Peace and Inequality
9. Religion and Beliefs
10. Links

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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

“With 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
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
99=	Fiji	0.730
99=	Suriname	0.730
101	Uzbekistan	0.727
102=	Dominica	0.720
102=	Jordan	0.720
104	Libya	0.718
105	Paraguay	0.717
106=	Palestine	0.715
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
100	St Lucia	$12 048
101	St Vincent & Grenadines	$11 961
102	Egypt	$11 732
103	Dominica	$11 488
104	Indonesia	$11 466
105	Algeria	$10 800
106	Mongolia	$10 588
107	Ecuador	$10 312
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	27.5
2	Norway	30.7
3	Switzerland	32.5
	...
58	Macedonia	77.4
59	Trinidad & Tobago	77.4
60	Jamaica	78.1
61	Dominica	78.6
62	Ukraine	78.8
63	Tunisia	78.9
64	Bosnia & Herzegovina	79.1
65	Northern Cyprus	79.1
	The Americas Avg	81.5
	World Avg	88.9
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 Datasets:

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
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
184	Seychelles	97 096
185	Antigua & Barbuda	96 286
186	Andorra	77 006
187	Dominica	71 625
188	Marshall Islands	58 413
189	St Kitts & Nevis	52 441
190	Monaco	38 682
191	Liechtenstein	37 910
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
82	N. Korea	73.3
83	Trinidad & Tobago	73.0
84	Colombia	72.8
85	Dominica	72.8
86	Samoa	72.8
87	Brazil	72.8
88	Dominican Rep.	72.6
89	Oman	72.5
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14
Pos.		202214
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
66	Macedonia	1.60
67	Libya	2.40
68	Iceland	1.59
69	Dominica	1.59
70	Antigua & Barbuda	1.58
71	Armenia	1.58
72	St Martin	2.39
73	Isle of Man	1.57
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration Datasets:

Immigrants15
Pos.		2017 %15
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
58	Malta	10.6%
59	Italy	10.0%
60	Gambia	9.8%
61	Dominica	9.2%
62	Serbia	9.1%
63	Ivory Coast	9.0%
64	Malaysia	8.5%
65	Portugal	8.5%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants16
Pos.		2010 %16
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
6	Guyana	56.9%
7	Monaco	56.3%
8	Antigua & Barbuda	47.6%
9	Tonga	45.4%
10	Albania	45.4%
11	Barbados	41.0%
12	Suriname	39.0%
	World Avg	11.5%
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
1	Canada	14.7
2	Costa Rica	31.8
3	Uruguay	35.5
	...
7	Barbados	51.7
8	Argentina	53.3
9	St Vincent & Grenadines	54.2
10	Dominica	57.3
11	Brazil	60.3
12	Jamaica	64.1
13	Panama	64.4
14	Trinidad & Tobago	66.2
15	Mexico	66.2
	The Americas Avg	71.80
q=36.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)17
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank17
1	Sweden	6.1
2	Denmark	8.6
3	Norway	9.0
	...
42	St Vincent & Grenadines	54.2
43	Croatia	54.9
44	Liechtenstein	54.9
45	Dominica	57.3
46	Hungary	58.5
47	Bulgaria	58.6
48	Brazil	60.3
49	Romania	61.3
	World Avg	86.55
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:

• " Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets:

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
6=	St Lucia	1.0
6=	Cyprus	1.0
6=	Denmark	1.0
6=	Dominica	1.0
6=	Portugal	1.0
6=	Slovenia	1.0
6=	Palau	1.0
6=	Czechia	1.0
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.7
q=205.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better19
Pos.		2009 Treaties19
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
136	Djibouti	13
137	Ethiopia	12
138=	Haiti	12
138=	Dominica	12
138=	Central African Rep.	12
138=	Bahrain	12
138=	Israel	12
138=	Angola	12
	The Americas Avg	16.5
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better20
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty20
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
111	Tajikistan	11.08
112	Ethiopia	11.13
113	Slovenia	11.13
114	Dominica	11.14
115	Benin	11.15
116	Chad	11.23
117	Slovakia	11.24
118	Burundi	11.27
	The Americas Avg	8.45
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Gender Equality Datasets:

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

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Total Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
85=	Antigua & Barbuda	1951
85=	Grenada	1951
85=	Nepal	1951
85=	Dominica	1951
85=	St Kitts & Nevis	1951
85=	St Vincent & Grenadines	1951
91	Bolivia	1952
92=	Ivory Coast	1952
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice Datasets:

LGBT Equality Higher is better21
Pos.		2017 Score21
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
123	Bahrain	-2
124	Sierra Leone	-3
125=	Grenada	-5
125=	Dominica	-5
125=	Namibia	-5
125=	Kiribati	-5
125=	Jamaica	-5
125=	Cook Islands	-5
	The Americas Avg	26.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better22
Pos.		202122
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
	...
64	Czechia	2.7
65	Canada	2.8
66=	Kyrgyzstan	2.8
66=	Dominica	2.8
66=	Slovakia	2.8
66=	Estonia	2.8
66=	Lithuania	2.8
66=	Peru	2.8
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Dominica's Health

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

Compared to The Americas (2025)23
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank23
1	Canada	57.4
2	Turks & Caicos Islands	62.6
3	St Martin	66.7
	...
11	Grenada	81.0
12	Uruguay	81.6
13	Colombia	84.3
14	Dominica	86.0
15	Chile	86.2
16	Bahamas	86.2
17	Brazil	86.6
18	Jamaica	88.1
19	Trinidad & Tobago	89.5
	The Americas Avg	92.66
q=41.

Health (2025)23
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank23
1	Monaco	12.4
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	San Marino	30.6
	...
73	Seychelles	84.8
74	Russia	84.8
75	Armenia	85.7
76	Dominica	86.0
77	Lebanon	86.1
78	Chile	86.2
79	Bahamas	86.2
80	Brazil	86.6
	World Avg	96.86
q=204.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and San Marino₂₄. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan₂₄.

36 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, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, its immunizations take-up and childhood mortality in the 2020s (so far). The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean₂₄, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Melanesia₂₄.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Health Datasets:

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, its average life expectancy₁₁ and in the prevalence of overweight adults₂₆. Dominica does not succeed in everything, however. Dominica does worse than average in terms of its adolescent birth rate₂₇, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₂₈, its alcohol consumption rate₂₉ and in childhood mortality in the 2020s (so far)₃₀. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 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 better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
82	N. Korea	73.3
83	Trinidad & Tobago	73.0
84	Colombia	72.8
85	Dominica	72.8
86	Samoa	72.8
87	Brazil	72.8
88	Dominican Rep.	72.6
89	Oman	72.5
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better29
Pos.		2016 Per Capita29
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
121=	Macedonia	8.1
122	Burkina Faso	8.2
123=	St Vincent & Grenadines	8.2
123=	Dominica	8.2
125	Thailand	8.3
126=	Ivory Coast	8.4
126=	Botswana	8.4
126=	Trinidad & Tobago	8.4
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14
Pos.		202214
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
66	Macedonia	1.60
67	Libya	2.40
68	Iceland	1.59
69	Dominica	1.59
70	Antigua & Barbuda	1.58
71	Armenia	1.58
72	St Martin	2.39
73	Isle of Man	1.57
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better28
Pos.		2017 Rank28
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
108	Central African Rep.	108
109	Benin	109
110	Costa Rica	110
111	Dominica	111
112	Romania	112
113	Peru	113
114	Kenya	114
115	Haiti	115
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better26
Pos.		1976 %26
1	Bangladesh	4.7
2	Vietnam	5.1
3	Nepal	5.4
	...
88=	Kyrgyzstan	27.3
89	Vanuatu	27.5
90=	Jamaica	28.0
90=	Dominica	28.0
92	Bolivia	28.1
93=	S. Africa	28.2
93=	Guatemala	28.2
93=	Brazil	28.2
	The Americas Avg	30.7
	World Avg	27.1
q=191.

Adult Obesity Lower is better31
Pos.		2022 %31
1	Vietnam	2.1%
2	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.2%
3	Ethiopia	2.4%
	...
143	Syria	31.2%
144	Czechia	31.3%
145	Poland	31.4%
146	Dominica	31.5%
147	UAE	31.5%
148	Australia	31.8%
149	Costa Rica	32.0%
150	Paraguay	32.1%
	The Americas Avg	32.0%
	World Avg	24.7%
q=199.

Children's Health Datasets:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better27
Pos.		2022 Per 100027
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
102	St Kitts & Nevis	36.8
103	Trinidad & Tobago	37.7
104	Argentina	37.9
105	Dominica	37.9
106	Syria	38.1
107	Bulgaria	38.2
108	Kiribati	39.6
109	Azerbaijan	40.1
	The Americas Avg	48.1
	World Avg	43.8
q=195.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better25
Pos.		2015 Avg %25
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
27	Greece	97.3
28=	Turkmenistan	97.2
28=	St Vincent & Grenadines	97.2
30	Dominica	97.1
31=	Kazakhstan	97.1
32	Albania	97.1
33	Andorra	97.1
34	Russia	97.0
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better30
Pos.		Total Per 100030
1	San Marino	2.11
2	Finland	2.59
3	Luxembourg	2.60
	...
122	Tuvalu	26.76
123	Indonesia	28.24
124	Philippines	28.30
125	Dominica	28.88
126	Guatemala	29.19
127	Azerbaijan	29.20
128	Iraq	29.99
129	Micronesia	30.24
	The Americas Avg	18.99
	World Avg	32.19
q=195.

Dominica was the 2nd-worst of only four countries that saw its infant mortality rate worsen from the 2010s to the 2020s; only Syria fared worse₃₀.

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)32
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank32
1	Uruguay	43.2
2	Puerto Rico	47.1
3	Costa Rica	49.7
	...
11	Brazil	70.2
12	Colombia	70.9
13	Argentina	78.5
14	Dominica	78.5
15	Cuba	79.4
16	Nicaragua	80.5
17	Bolivia	81.8
18	Panama	82.5
19	Honduras	84.6
	The Americas Avg	92.66
q=36.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)32
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank32
1	Sri Lanka	34.9
2	Uruguay	43.2
3	Switzerland	45.0
	...
85	Latvia	77.7
86	Egypt	78.0
87	Argentina	78.5
88	Dominica	78.5
89	Iran	79.0
90	Cuba	79.4
91	Algeria	79.7
92	Nicaragua	80.5
	World Avg	84.93
q=199.

We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"₃₃. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? 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:

• " Countries With the Best Environmental Records" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Dominica comes 88th in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This is calculated from 21 data sets. Dominica does better than average in its environmental performance₃₄ and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₅. And finally, it does worse than average for energy to GDP efficiency₃₆, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₇.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better35
Pos.		Total35
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
109=	Mali	0.0%
109=	Gibraltar	0.0%
109=	St Barthelemy	0.0%
109=	Dominica	0.0%
109=	Pitcairn Islands	0.0%
109=	Bermuda	0.0%
109=	Faroe Islands	0.0%
109=	Jordan	0.0%
	The Americas Avg	-2.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better34
Pos.		201834
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
70	Sri Lanka	60.6
71	Equatorial Guinea	60.4
72	Mexico	59.7
73	Dominica	59.4
74	Argentina	59.3
75	Malaysia	59.2
76	Antigua & Barbuda	59.2
77	UAE	58.9
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better36
Pos.		2022 Avg36
1	Rwanda	0.25
2	Chad	0.26
3	Tanzania	0.31
	...
99	Norway	1.19
100	Argentina	1.19
101	Cape Verde	1.19
102	Dominica	1.20
103	Greece	1.20
104	Algeria	1.20
105	Ecuador	1.22
106	New Zealand	1.22
	The Americas Avg	1.42
	World Avg	1.23
q=165.

International Accords on the Environment Higher is better
Pos.		Total Avg Rate
1	Sweden	83%
2	Canada	82%
3	Norway	81%
	...
125	Dominican Rep.	54%
126	Tajikistan	54%
127	St Kitts & Nevis	54%
128	Dominica	54%
129	Barbados	54%
130	Congo, (Brazzaville)	53%
131	Jamaica	53%
132	Mali	53%
	The Americas Avg	60.7%
	World Avg	57.5%
q=197.

Meat Consumption Lower is better37
Pos.		2021 kg37
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
145	Kuwait	81.3
146	New Zealand	81.4
147	S. Korea	81.5
148	Dominica	81.6
149	Hungary	82.1
150	UK	82.3
151	Czechia	82.4
152	Bahrain	82.8
	The Americas Avg	70.3
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

7. Dominica's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)38
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank38
1=	Canada	21.8
2	USA	26.4
3	Argentina	38.2
	...
18=	Antigua & Barbuda	79.6
19	St Vincent & Grenadines	80.0
20	Bahamas	83.5
21	Dominica	84.0
22	St Lucia	86.3
23=	Dominican Rep.	87.1
23=	Panama	87.1
25	Venezuela	89.0
26	Belize	89.1
	The Americas Avg	81.34
q=35.

Modernity & Learning (2020)38
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank38
1	Finland	7.1
2	Belgium	12.9
3	Denmark	13.6
	...
95	Libya	82.0
96	Lebanon	82.1
97	Bahamas	83.5
98	Dominica	84.0
99	Philippines	85.1
100	Jordan	86.1
101	St Lucia	86.3
102=	Dominican Rep.	87.1
	World Avg	86.31
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 Denmark₃₉. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone₃₉. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots₄₀.

“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)₄₁

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 Europe₃₉, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia₃₉.

For more, see:

• "Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Modernity and Education Datasets:

Length of Schooling Higher is better42
Pos.		2021 Years42
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
97	Sao Tome & Principe	13.4
98	Palestine	13.4
99	Malaysia	13.3
100	Dominica	13.3
101	Andorra	13.3
102	Bhutan	13.2
103	Turkmenistan	13.2
104	Kyrgyzstan	13.2
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better28
Pos.		2017 Rank28
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
48	Montenegro	48
49	Norway	49
50	Fiji	50
51	Dominica	51
52	Malaysia	52
53	Russia	53
54	St Lucia	54
55	Turkey	55
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information Datasets:

Internet Users Higher is better43
Pos.		201643
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
63	Portugal	67%
64	Brazil	66%
65	St Kitts & Nevis	66%
66	Dominica	66%
67	Italy	66%
68=	Uruguay	65%
68=	Antigua & Barbuda	65%
70	Greece	65%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better44
Pos.		2017 Ratio44
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
165=	Gabon	0.0
165=	Lebanon	0.0
165=	St Lucia	0.0
165=	Dominica	0.0
165=	Cuba	0.0
165=	St Vincent & Grenadines	0.0
165=	Montenegro	0.0
165=	Libya	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

8. Dominica's Culture, Peace and Inequality

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

Compared to The Americas (2020)45
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank45
1	Canada	22.3
2	USA	46.3
3	Uruguay	47.8
	...
10=	Bahamas	71.0
11	Panama	75.0
12	Belize	76.3
13	Dominica	77.1
14	Brazil	77.5
15	St Lucia	79.9
16	Guatemala	80.0
17	Mexico	80.1
18	St Vincent & Grenadines	80.7
	The Americas Avg	79.19
q=33.

Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)45
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank45
1	Denmark	11.3
2	Netherlands	13.7
3	Finland	13.7
	...
72	Belize	76.3
73	Tunisia	76.3
74	Ukraine	76.4
75	Dominica	77.1
76	Brazil	77.5
77	Indonesia	78.0
78	Vanuatu	78.8
79	Fiji	78.9
	World Avg	80.34
q=186.

This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 32 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, passport utility in the 2020s (so far), Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, poverty in the 2020s (so far), Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.

For more, see:

• "Which are the Countries for International Contributions, Creativity, Peace and Inequality?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

National Culture Datasets:

Dominica has an adequate long-term record on corruption.

Corruption Higher is better46
Pos.		2022 Points46
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
42	Georgia	56.0
43=	Italy	56.0
43=	Slovenia	56.0
45	Dominica	55.0
46=	Poland	55.0
46=	St Lucia	55.0
48	Costa Rica	54.0
49=	Fiji	53.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better28
Pos.		2017 Rank28
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
70	Tonga	70
71	Trinidad & Tobago	71
72	Botswana	72
73	Dominica	73
74	Antigua & Barbuda	74
75	Turkey	75
76	Kyrgyzstan	76
77	Togo	77
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better47
Pos.		Total Q47
1	Singapore	192.2
2	Japan	192.0
3	S. Korea	190.7
	...
63	Grenada	145.5
64	Panama	144.2
65	Macau	144.0
66	Dominica	143.3
67	Paraguay	142.5
68	Ukraine	140.8
69	Peru	137.2
70	Serbia	136.2
	The Americas Avg	132.4
	World Avg	108.8
q=195.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better28
Pos.		2017 Rank28
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
101	Seychelles	101
102	Australia	102
103	Madagascar	103
104	Dominica	104
105	Iceland	105
106	Bolivia	106
107	Ghana	107
108	Mexico	108
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Peace Versus Instability Datasets:

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better28
Pos.		2017 Rank28
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
134	El Salvador	134
135	Macedonia	135
136	Armenia	136
137	Dominica	137
138	Cape Verde	138
139	St Lucia	139
140	Kuwait	140
141	Saudi Arabia	141
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better28
Pos.		2017 Rank28
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
113	Belize	113
114	Morocco	114
115	Iraq	115
116	Dominica	116
117	Saudi Arabia	117
118	Lesotho	118
119	Oman	119
120	Egypt	120
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Religion and Beliefs

The CIA World Factbook 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)₄₈.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems