Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.3 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 4.8 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.0 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 8.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 16.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

be 65.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 15.3% fewer children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 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 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Dominica, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 84.1% more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 54.1% more on healthcare

Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 92.3% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 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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