Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.6% more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2024, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $22,000 as of 2024.
be 87.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Mexico, that number is 2.8% as of 2024.
be 25.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 13.1% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Mexico, there are 14.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Dominica, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Mexico, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 21.8% less on education
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 63.0 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.