Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 11.8 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Montserrat, that number is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 78.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 47.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Montserrat, on the other hand, 10.4 children do as of 2022.
have 60.3% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Montserrat, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Montserrat, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 51.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (78% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Montserrat, that number is 98% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 11.2% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Montserrat, about 56.2% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 86.5% less coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Montserrat, that number is 40 km.
Infrastructure
find 726.4 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Montserrat has 72.6 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Montserrat: At a glance
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