Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 77.8% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.1 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 65.7% more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
be 84.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 97.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 28.6% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 98.0 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.