Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
see 72.6% more spent on your healthcare
Dominica spends $968 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 16.2% more doctors per person
Dominica has 11.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
live 4.0 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Dominica, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 45.0% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.5% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
have 2.0 times more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Dominica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 5.4 times more on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 83.8% less coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 62.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Dominica, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 78.3% less home broadband
Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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