Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 54.7% less money

Montserrat has a GDP per capita of $34,000 as of 2011, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $15,400 as of 2022.

be 51.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 8.5% as of 2022.

Life

have 10.1% fewer children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 53.0% more likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 56.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 20.4% more on education

Montserrat spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Barbados: At a glance

Barbados is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 430 sq km. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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