Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.
make 44.7% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.
be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Dominica: At a glance
How big is Dominica compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.