Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.1 years longer

In Laos, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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 5.3 times more likely to be obese

In Laos, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 89.3% more money

Laos has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2023, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 19.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Laos, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 58.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Laos, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

be 70.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Laos, approximately 37.8 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 32.8% fewer children

In Laos, there are approximately 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 30.6% more likely to have internet access

In Laos, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Laos spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Laos spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

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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