Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mexico, you would:
Economy
be 49.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Dominican Republic, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 46.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 33.1% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Dominican Republic, that number is 1,288 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
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