Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 6.8 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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 20.7% less likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

make 75.4% less money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

Life

have 2.0 times more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 84.9% more likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 35.9% less likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 13.8% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.0 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 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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