Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 74.4% more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 15.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 14.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 10.5% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 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 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Montserrat, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 97.8% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Montserrat spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.4% less coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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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