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

Health

be 76.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 12.4 years longer

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.8 times more likely to be obese

In Rwanda, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.7 times more money

Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.

be 24.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

be 8.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Rwanda, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

be 57.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Dominica, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.

have 47.4% fewer children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 88.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Rwanda, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Dominica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Rwanda, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 14.1% less on healthcare

Rwanda spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 47.1% more on education

Rwanda spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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