Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 77.8% less likely to be obese

In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.

live 2.1 years less

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.

Economy

make 39.0% more money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in China, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2023.

be 79.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In China, that number is 4.7% as of 2023.

Life

be 40.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 11.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.

have 23.3% fewer children

In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 34.5% less on education

Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.0 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.

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

China: At a glance

China (sometimes abbreviated PRC) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 9,326,410 sq km. For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations.
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