Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 84.6% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 89.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 44.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 83.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 50.0% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% more likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 94.5% more on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 201.0 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.