Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 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 6.4 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 52.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 68.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 61.8% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Montserrat, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Montserrat spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.6% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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