Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 11.2 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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.
Economy
pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 60.6% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $49,000 as of 2022, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $19,300 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Dominican Republic, however, that number is 23.9% as of 2021.
Life
have 70.1% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Dominican Republic, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 11.5% less on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 62.0% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominican Republic, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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, Canada Revenue Agency, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
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