Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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
be 46.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 28.8% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 37.0% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% 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 81.8% less coastline
Poland has a total of 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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