Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 87.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.
live 8.0 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.
Life
be 69.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Dominica, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.
have 58.2% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 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 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Dominica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 61.3% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.7% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominica, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.6% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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 Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.