Functioning members of society probably have too many real-life commitments to play both RPGs. Both also consume a huge amount of time in a player's lifespan.
Meanwhile, Dragon Age has been enjoying a relatively high spot in the story-driven RPG section that its progenitor, Baldur's Gate games, popularized. Skyrim is still the current crown-holder of open-world sandbox RPGs. But both are heavyweight RPGs that represent their sub-genre well in a definitive way. They're not exactly alike or comparable in terms of core gameplay and idea. Before The Witcher franchise came along and wedged itself in the top podiums of medieval fantasy RPGs, two game titles were duking it out for contemporary supremacy: Skyrim and Dragon Age.
