Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 39.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2000. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 14.0% as of 1998.
Life
be 42.4% 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 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 15.3% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 54.2% less likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 12.5% less home broadband
Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (1998–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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