Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.1 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 34.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
have 38.1% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.