Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 75.3% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.1 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 85.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Indonesia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
be 67.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 11.3% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 75.1% more 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% less likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% less on education
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 40.4% less on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 369.7 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.