Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 10.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.
make 17.5% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.
Life
be 36.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 35.2% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.2% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.0% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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 Egypt? See an in-depth size comparison.