Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Montserrat, that number is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 61.9% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 14.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Montserrat, on the other hand, 10.4 children do as of 2022.
have 22.9% fewer children
In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Montserrat, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.9% less likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Montserrat, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Montserrat, that number is 40 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Montserrat: At a glance
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