Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 12.7% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2024.
live 6.2 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 68.7% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominica spends $968 as of 2023.
have 38.0% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.
Economy
make 26.2% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 51.2% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
Safety
be 6.0 times more likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 27.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 25.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.1% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 68.3% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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