Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Malaysia, you would:
Economy
make 28.8% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 69.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 57.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 25.1% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 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 38.9% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Montserrat, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Montserrat spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 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 Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.