Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.6 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 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 49.5% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 13.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 16.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

have 14.7% more children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 19.1% less on education

Palau spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 69.0% less on healthcare

Palau spends 18.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 90.3% less coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 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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