Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Jamaica, you would:
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 27.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 31.5% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Montserrat, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 68.5% more on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Montserrat spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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 Jamaica? See an in-depth size comparison.