Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 79.6% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2024.
see 80.4% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominica spends $968 as of 2023.
have 44.3% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.
Economy
make 65.7% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.
Life
have 39.0% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Dominica, 36.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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 51.1% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 18.5% more on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Dominica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
Safety
be 37.6 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 27.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 52.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 18.8% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 53.9% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 61.7% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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