If you lived in Dominica instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

see 32.3% more spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominica spends $968 as of 2023.

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live 5.2 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 37.7% more likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2024.

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have 33.8% less access to essential health services

Algeria scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 81.6% more money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.

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be 5.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

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Life

be 41.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 62.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Dominica, 36.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 70.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Dominica, on the other hand, 33.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 41.7% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.0% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Dominica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 15.2% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 85.2% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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Safety

be 39.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 23.3 times more likely to be murdered

Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 27.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 56.6% more home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.

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live with 93.1% less strain on fresh water

Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 68.1% less CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2009–2011), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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