Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Albania instead of Montserrat, you would:

Health

live 4.1 years longer

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 19.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Montserrat, approximately 10.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 14.9% fewer children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 52.8% more likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 56.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Albania, about 85.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 42.8% less on education

Montserrat spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 9.1 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.

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Infrastructure

find 65.7% less home broadband

Montserrat has 72.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Albania: At a glance

Albania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 27,398 sq km. Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939, and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents. Albania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. International observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997; however, each of Albania's post-communist elections have been marred by claims of electoral fraud. The 2009 general elections resulted in a coalition government, the first such in the country's history. In 2013, general elections achieved a peaceful transition of power and a second successive coalition government. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and is a potential candidate for EU accession. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and an inadequate energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles.
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