Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Dominica instead of Belize, you would:

Health

be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 2.4 years longer

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 15.8% more likely to be obese

In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 24.2% more money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 29.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

have 24.9% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 30.6% more likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 36.8% less on education

Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 17.4% less on healthcare

Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 61.7% less coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Dominica: At a glance

Dominica is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 751 sq km. 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.
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