Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Africa instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
be 21.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Dominican Republic, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In South Africa, that number is 19.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.2 years less
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In South Africa, that number is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In South Africa, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2016.
make 32.4% less money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in South Africa, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Africa, that number is 28.5% as of 2019.
pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In South Africa, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 25.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Africa, 119.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.1% more 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 South Africa, on the other hand, 25.9 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. South Africa spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.2% more on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Africa, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In South Africa, that number is 2,798 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, South African Revenue Service.
South Africa: At a glance
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