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

Health

have 2.1 times more doctors per person

Thailand has 5.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Dominica has 11.6 as of 2018.

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live 5.3 years less

In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 98.4% more likely to be obese

In Thailand, 16.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2024.

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have 40.2% less access to essential health services

Thailand scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 36.4% more money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $8,057 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.

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Life

have 35.2% more children

In Thailand, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Thailand, approximately 7.7 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.

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Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Thailand spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Dominica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 10.4% more on healthcare

Thailand spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 95.4% less coastline

Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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Safety

be 56.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Thailand, road accidents kill 25.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 40.1% more home broadband

Thailand has 14.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.

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live with 56.5% less strain on fresh water

Thailand withdraws 23% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 67.9% less CO2

Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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