Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Montserrat, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 75.9% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 25.7% fewer children
In Montserrat, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 41.8% more likely to have internet access
In Montserrat, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.4% less on education
Montserrat spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 44.8 times more coastline
Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Portugal: At a glance
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