Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 69.3% less likely to die during infancy
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2024.
have 15.6% more children
In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 28.4% more likely to have internet access
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 91.4 times more coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
Infrastructure
find 74.2% more home broadband
British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Denmark has 43.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 83.7% more CO2
British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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