Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 13.6% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Dominica, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.4 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 60.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 38.4% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 41.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
have 53.0% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.1% less likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.0% more on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belize: At a glance
How big is Belize compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.