Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Montserrat, that number is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 80.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 63.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Montserrat, on the other hand, 10.4 children do as of 2022.
have 58.1% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Montserrat, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Montserrat, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Montserrat spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Montserrat, that number is 40 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Montserrat: At a glance
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