Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of France, you would:
Health
live 10.0 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.8% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.2% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.1% as of 2017.
pay a 50.2% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 59.5% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 54.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Dominican Republic, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 54.6% more children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.9% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 46.8% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 73.5% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Dominican Republic, that number is 1,288 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
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