Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Dominica instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

live 4.3 years less

In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 76.7% less money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.

be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 23.9% less likely to have internet access

In New Zealand, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 16.7% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 43.3% less on healthcare

New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.0% less coastline

New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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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