Quality of life comparison

be 62.7% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Dominican Republic, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 5.0 years less

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 87.4% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 16.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 57.8% more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.2% less likely to be literate

In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 95.5% as of 2022. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 75.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominican Republic, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 61.2% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

spend 39.1% less on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 46.9% less on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 93.8% less coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.