Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Dominica instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 55.4% more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $7,400 as of 2022, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2022.

be 17.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

be 84.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

be 52.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 25.7% fewer children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 15.7% more likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 27.6% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 84.7% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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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