Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Economy

be 73.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2014. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

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Life

be 62.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 11.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 30.0% fewer children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 47.7% less coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.3 times more home broadband

Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 38.7% less CO2

Antigua and Barbuda emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2014–2015). How we calculate this

Compare further: Antigua and Barbuda vs. British Virgin Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 27.4% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Antigua and Barbuda is about 2.9 times bigger than British Virgin Islands.
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Moving from Antigua and Barbuda to British Virgin Islands · UN DESA 2020
877 people born in Antigua and Barbuda live in British Virgin Islands.
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British Virgin Islands: At a glance

British Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated BVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 151 sq km. First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
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