Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Montserrat, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 62.1% less money
Montserrat has a GDP per capita of $34,000 as of 2011, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 80.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 49.1% more likely to have internet access
In Montserrat, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 52.7% less on education
Montserrat spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Montserrat? See an in-depth size comparison.