Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 20.0 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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
make 22.7 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Montserrat, the GDP per capita is $34,000 as of 2011.
be 70.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Montserrat, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 88.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Montserrat, on the other hand, 10.4 children do as of 2022.
have 68.2% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Montserrat, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Montserrat, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Montserrat, about 56.2% do as of 2021.
be 16.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Montserrat, that number is 98% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.0 times more on education
Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Montserrat spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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
How big is Montserrat compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.