Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 13.7 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 12.2 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 92.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 64.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 48.2% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 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 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 30.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 70.6% more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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
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