Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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.
Economy
pay a 47.9% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 81.0% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 60.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Dominican Republic, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 46.3% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Dominican Republic, about 77.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 17.6% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.0% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
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