Dominica or Gabon: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Dominica wins on more indicators: 8 of 11 against 2.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Dominica 1:0
- Climate and health: Dominica 5:2
- Law and institutions: Dominica 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Dominica
Indicator
Gabon
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
27.1 per 100,000 residents
2023
no data
Costs and work
Better: Dominica (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$22,713
20252% higher
✗$22,218
20252% lower
Climate and health
Better: Dominica (5 : 2)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓71.3 years
20244% higher
✗68.5 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓68.4 years
20243% higher
✗66.1 years
20243% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓74.7 years
20245% higher
✗71.2 years
20245% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓75.6 years
20233% higher
✗73.5 years
20233% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
96.67%
2024almost equal
✓97.41%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
96.43%
2024almost equal
✓96.74%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓11.5 µg/m³ per year
202363% lower
✗31.3 µg/m³ per year
2023172% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Dominica (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.42 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.02 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.54 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.78 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Dominica, Gabon.