Dominica

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Commonwealth of Dominica

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Tsunami: 76 %
  • Earthquake: 62 %
  • Sea Level Rise: 65 %
  • Tropical Cyclone: 90 %
  • Average: 40 %

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone
Tsunami
Sea Level Rise
Earthquake
Long Rain
Water Stress
Heat Stress
Heat Wave
Average

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)		 2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 20.5 - 25.8 °C 23.3 - 28.6 °C 24.0 - 29.3 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 19 100 100
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1522.4 mm 1082.5 mm 1081.0 mm
Annual amount of rain 22681.6 mm 13573.4 mm 13548.2 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 224 155 154

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Top 20%
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Above average

Society Indicator Details

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Below average
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Top 10%
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Top 20%
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Above average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

    Environment Indicator Details

    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 10%

      Health Indicator Details

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Above average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: About average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: Below average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: Below average
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: About average
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

        Economy Indicator Details

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Top 10%

          Geography Indicator Details

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)