Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Dominica instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 5.4 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 20.8% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.

be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 7.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

be 37.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 100.0% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.1% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 89.0% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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

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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