Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Dominica instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 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 68.9% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2022.

be 78.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

have 19.8% more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 47.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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 25.0% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 21.3% less coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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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