Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
be 31.5% less likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Moldova, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Moldova, however, that number is 7.3% as of 2018.
pay a 28.0% lower top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 27.6% less money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
have 43.5% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Moldova, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Moldova spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State tax Service, The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Moldova: At a glance
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