Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.0 years longer

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 65.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

be 20.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 72.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 11.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 11.3% fewer children

In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 27.3% less on education

Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 58.8% less coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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