Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.5 years longer

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 70.9% less money

Montserrat has a GDP per capita of $34,000 as of 2011, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

Life

have 27.6% more children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 27.3% more likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 45.1% less on education

Montserrat spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.7 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 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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