Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Montserrat instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.7 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Montserrat, that number is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 93.1% more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2015. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.

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Life

have 44.8% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Montserrat, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 27.7% less likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Montserrat, about 56.2% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 70.3% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Montserrat spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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Geography

see 50.0% less coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Montserrat, that number is 40 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.9 times more home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Montserrat has 72.6 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2015–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Montserrat: At a glance

Montserrat is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 102 sq km. English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783. The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in the mid 19th century. Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on 18 July 1995. Montserrat has endured volcanic activity since, with the last eruption occurring in July 2003.
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