Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Pitcairn Islands, you would:
Basic Needs
be 41.6% less likely to have internet access
In Pitcairn Islands, approximately 96.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Montserrat, about 56.2% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 21.6% less coastline
Pitcairn Islands has a total of 51 km of coastline. In Montserrat, that number is 40 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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Montserrat: At a glance
Montserrat is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 102 sq km. English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783. The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in the mid 19th century. Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on 18 July 1995. Montserrat has endured volcanic activity since, with the last eruption occurring in July 2003.
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