Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 64.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.

Life

have 10.1% more children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 23.4% more 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 Bahamas, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 67.3% more likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 56.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 48.1% less on education

Montserrat spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 88.5 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.

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

Bahamas: At a glance

Bahamas is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 10,010 sq km. Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
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