Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.4 years less

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 13.4% more likely to be obese

In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 29.3% more money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 19.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

have 34.3% more children

In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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.

Basic Needs

be 14.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 57.0% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 54.4% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.0% less coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 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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