Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 83.0% less likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 26.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 31.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
pay a 52.0% higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.4% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 61.6% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.0% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 39.0% more on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.3% more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
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