Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 10.0 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 81.7% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2024.
see 57.7% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominica spends $968 as of 2023.
have 48.2% fewer doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Dominica has 11.6 as of 2018.
have 19.7% less access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.
Economy
make 24.8% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.
Life
be 7.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 45.8% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 77.0% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
Safety
be 8.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 36.2% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 64.4% less CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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