Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 22.5 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.6 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 46.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

be 20.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

be 87.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 64.4% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Dominica, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 5.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 18.3 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 95.1% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 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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