Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.9 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 5.5 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 64.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

be 69.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

be 29.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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.

have 38.7% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Dominica, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 73.8% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 23.3% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 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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