Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
Health
be 18.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Dominican Republic, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 5.2 years less
In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 46.0% more likely to be obese
In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 53.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 18.9% more children
In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 48.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% more on education
Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.1% more on healthcare
Antigua and Barbuda spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.4 times more coastline
Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 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.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
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