Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 53.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 6.3 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 38.1% more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 17.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

make 68.1% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 85.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

be 49.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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.

have 20.4% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 22.2% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 67.8% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 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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