Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 57.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 2.5 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 13.0% more likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 54.4% more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 69.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

have 14.7% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 13.6% less on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 85.5% less coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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.
Read more

How big is Dominica compared to Jamaica? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dominica.or Jamaica It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.