Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 8.2 years longer

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 74.9% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 45.4% fewer children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 70.4% more likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 56.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 15.0% less on education

Montserrat spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 124.1 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

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Infrastructure

find 46.0% less home broadband

Montserrat has 72.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.

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

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Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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