Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 12.5% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
live 1.0 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 64.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
be 36.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 22.4% 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 37.8% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 27.3% more on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 39.4 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.