Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 11.6% more likely to be obese

In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 52.3% less money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 40.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

have 68.4% more children

In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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.

Expenditures

spend 32.9% less on healthcare

Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 37.5% more on education

Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 58.2% less coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 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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