Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Montserrat, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 13.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
make 63.2% less money
Montserrat has a GDP per capita of $34,000 as of 2011, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 20.8% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 26.6% more children
In Montserrat, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.4% less likely to have internet access
In Montserrat, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 76.9% less on education
Montserrat spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 33.5 times more coastline
Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Montserrat? See an in-depth size comparison.