Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 40.2% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.
be 16.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.
Life
be 37.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Dominica, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.
have 15.4% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 22.0% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Dominica: At a glance
How big is Dominica compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.