Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 25.1% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 18.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.
make 26.1% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 11.1% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.4% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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
How big is Dominica compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.