Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 3.1 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 24.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 34.2% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 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 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Montserrat, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 78.4% more on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Montserrat spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.5% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 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
How big is Montserrat compared to Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.