Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 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 2.8 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 75.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 28.3% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% less on education
Iran spends 3.7% 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 96.7% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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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