Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Dominica instead of Saint Martin, you would:

Health

live 2.4 years less

In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 81 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 17.6% less money

Saint Martin has a GDP per capita of $19,300 as of 2005, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

Life

be 68.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Martin, approximately 6.7 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.

Basic Needs

be 67.0% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 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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