Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Dominica, you would:

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominican Republic, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 20.7% more spent on your healthcare

Dominica spends $968 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominican Republic spends $1,169 as of 2023.

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have 57.1% more access to essential health services

Dominica scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominican Republic scores 77 as of 2021.

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Life

be 16.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 33.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 27.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 60.5% more children

In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominican Republic, there are 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominica, approximately 36.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Dominican Republic, 124.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 10.9% more likely to have internet access

In Dominica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Dominican Republic, about 91.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.2% less on education

Dominica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Dominican Republic spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 8.7 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Dominican Republic, that number is 1,288 km.

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Safety

be 59.6% less likely to be murdered

Dominica has a homicide rate of 27.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Dominican Republic, that number is 10.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Dominica, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominican Republic, they kill 27.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 46.3% less home broadband

Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Dominican Republic has 11.2 as of 2024.

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live with 4.0 times more strain on fresh water

Dominica withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominican Republic withdraws 40% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 2.4 times more CO2

Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominican Republic emits 3.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Dominican Republic is 2.8% cheaper than Dominica overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Dominica is about 65 times smaller than Dominican Republic.
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Moving from Dominica to Dominican Republic · UN DESA 2020
14 people born in Dominica live in Dominican Republic.
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Dominican Republic: At a glance

Dominican Republic is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 48,320 sq km. The Taino - indigenous inhabitants of Hispaniola prior to the arrival of the Europeans - divided the island into five chiefdoms and territories. Christopher COLUMBUS explored and claimed the island on his first voyage in 1492; it became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821 but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative rule followed, capped by the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas TRUJILLO from 1930 to 1961. Juan BOSCH was elected president in 1962 but was deposed in a military coup in 1963. In 1965, the United States led an intervention in the midst of a civil war sparked by an uprising to restore BOSCH. In 1966, Joaquin BALAGUER defeated BOSCH in an election to become president. BALAGUER maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. Former President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna (first term 1996-2000) won election to a new term in 2004 following a constitutional amendment allowing presidents to serve more than one term, and was later reelected to a second consecutive term. In 2012, Danilo MEDINA Sanchez was elected president.
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