Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 10.6 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 27.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 64.8% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 89.7% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Montserrat, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
be 12.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Montserrat, that number is 98% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.8% more on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Montserrat spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.3% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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