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

Health

see 5.2 times more spent on your healthcare

Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominica spends $968 as of 2023.

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live 1.4 years less

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 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 41.2% more likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2024.

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have 30.4% fewer doctors per person

Venezuela has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Dominica has 11.6 as of 2018.

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have 34.7% less access to essential health services

Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 3.1 times more money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.

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Life

be 84.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Dominica, 36.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 57.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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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have 27.9% fewer children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 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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Expenditures

spend 32.5% more on healthcare

Venezuela spends 3.8% 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 94.7% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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Safety

be 16.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered

Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 27.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 61.2% more home broadband

Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.

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live with 32.6% more strain on fresh water

Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Dominica withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 62.5% less CO2

Venezuela emits 3.4 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 (2017–2025), 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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