Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 97.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 12.6 years longer

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 47.6% more likely to be obese

In Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 80.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Botswana, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

be 55.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Dominica, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.

have 32.1% fewer children

In Botswana, there are approximately 19.6 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 31.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Botswana, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Dominica, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 36.8% less on education

Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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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