If you lived in Dominica instead of Libya, you would:

Health

have 43.3% fewer doctors per person

Libya has 20.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Dominica has 11.6 as of 2018.

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have 21.0% less access to essential health services

Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 70.4% more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.

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Life

be 39.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Dominica, 36.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 7.9 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.

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have 33.5% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 35.9% less on healthcare

Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 91.6% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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Safety

be 67.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 4.6 times more home broadband

Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.

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live with 98.8% less strain on fresh water

Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 85.3% less CO2

Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Dominica: At a glance

Dominica is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 751 sq km. Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
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