Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Dominica instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 6.1 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 33.6% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.9 times more 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 Dominica, on the other hand, 33.3 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 70.0% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Dominica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 85.0% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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Infrastructure

find 16.3% less home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 45.5% less CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Compare further: British Virgin Islands vs. Dominica

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Dominica is 50.6% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
British Virgin Islands is about 5 times smaller than Dominica.
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Moving from British Virgin Islands to Dominica · UN DESA 2020
85 people born in British Virgin Islands live in Dominica.
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Dominica: At a glance

Dominica is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 751 sq km. Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
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