Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Dominica instead of South Korea, you would:

Health

live 4.8 years less

In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 5.9 times more likely to be obese

In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 68.6% less money

South Korea has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 8.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In South Korea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

have 92.2% more children

In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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 17.3% less likely to have internet access

In South Korea, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 32.1% less on healthcare

South Korea spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 17.0% more on education

South Korea spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 93.9% less coastline

South Korea has a total of 2,413 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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