Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.6 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 6.5 times more likely to be obese

In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 72.4% less money

Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2022, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2022.

be 8.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 80.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

have 92.8% more children

In Japan, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.

Expenditures

spend 47.7% less on healthcare

Japan spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Dominica, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 61.8% more on education

Japan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 99.5% less coastline

Japan has a total of 29,751 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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