Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Maryland, the average life expectancy is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 77.0% less money

Maryland has a GDP per capita of $69,127 as of 2024, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 11.6% less likely to have internet access

In Maryland, approximately 91.6% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Dominica is 22.6% cheaper than Maryland
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Maryland is about 34 times bigger than Dominica.
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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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