Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.8 years less

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 51.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 62.6% less money

Montserrat has a GDP per capita of $34,000 as of 2011, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 79.8% more children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 42.6% less on education

Montserrat spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 10.0 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

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

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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