Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 3.2 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 75.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 28.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 40.9% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.8% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% 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 92.0% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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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