Dominica exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Dominica in Caribbean Central America, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 0.9K | 0.0K | $301.9M | 4.05% | 0.00% | 6.10% |
| IND | 1.2K | 0.0K | $168.2M | 5.59% | 0.00% | 3.40% |
| RES | 19.3K | 65.9K | $4,480.2M | 90.36% | 100.00% | 90.50% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Dominica.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Dominica.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Dominica.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Saint George | 6.0K | 19.5K | $1,366.1M | 27.96% | 29.60% | 27.60% |
| Saint Andrew | 3.2K | 8.7K | $741.3M | 14.89% | 13.19% | 14.98% |
| Saint Patrick | 2.9K | 7.1K | $686.7M | 13.76% | 10.85% | 13.87% |
| Saint David | 2.0K | 5.8K | $452.8M | 9.33% | 8.77% | 9.15% |
| Saint Paul | 1.6K | 9.0K | $377.0M | 7.59% | 13.72% | 7.62% |
| Saint Joseph | 1.6K | 5.2K | $369.1M | 7.28% | 7.92% | 7.46% |
| Saint John | 1.6K | 6.0K | $364.1M | 7.35% | 9.13% | 7.35% |
| Saint Peter | 1.0K | 1.3K | $243.5M | 4.86% | 2.00% | 4.92% |
| Saint Luke | 0.8K | 1.5K | $179.4M | 3.66% | 2.28% | 3.62% |
| Saint Mark | 0.7K | 1.7K | $170.2M | 3.31% | 2.55% | 3.44% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Dominica.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 16,218 | 53,718 | $3,633.1M | 75.89% | 81.55% | 73.39% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 1,510 | 6,001 | $470.7M | 7.07% | 9.11% | 9.51% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 1,219 | 3,997 | $211.4M | 5.70% | 6.07% | 4.27% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 328 | 2,038 | $158.9M | 1.53% | 3.09% | 3.21% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 208 | 0 | $110.6M | 0.97% | 0.00% | 2.23% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 15 | 0 | $56.4M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 1.14% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 124 | 0 | $55.1M | 0.58% | 0.00% | 1.11% |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 224 | 0 | $47.5M | 1.05% | 0.00% | 0.96% |
| S+SR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 22 | 0 | $38.8M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.78% | |
| S+SR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 147 | 0 | $31.3M | 0.69% | 0.00% | 0.63% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 142 | 0 | $31.1M | 0.66% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
| CR+ | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 17 | 0 | $25.8M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.52% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 454 | 0 | $15.9M | 2.12% | 0.00% | 0.32% |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 21 | 0 | $13.2M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 316 | 0 | $13.1M | 1.48% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:4/COM | COM | 8 | 0 | $10.0M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| CR+PCPS/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 36 | 0 | $7.9M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.16% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 85 | 0 | $7.2M | 0.40% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 240 | 0 | $6.2M | 1.12% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 30 | 100 | $4.9M | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.10% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 6 | 17 | $1.2M | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% |