Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 2.1 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 37.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 65.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 29.1% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 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 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Montserrat, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% more on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Montserrat spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.6% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 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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