Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
be 59.7% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2024.
see 74.1% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominica spends $968 as of 2023.
have 38.0% less access to essential health services
Estonia scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.
Economy
make 68.1% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.
Life
have 54.6% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Dominica, 36.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Dominica, on the other hand, 33.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 92.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Dominica, about 82.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
Safety
be 17.6 times more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 27.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 23.4% less strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 41.0% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 83.6% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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