Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 13.1% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2024.
live 4.0 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 29.2% less spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominica spends $968 as of 2023.
have 34.7% less access to essential health services
Mexico scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.
Economy
make 20.9% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 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.
have 29.0% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% more on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Dominica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
Infrastructure
live with 77.8% less strain on fresh water
Mexico withdraws 45% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 65.1% less CO2
Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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