Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 5.5 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 France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 70.2% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 18.0% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 14.1% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 88.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 67.8% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. France spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 60.7 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

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Infrastructure

find 96.4% more home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. France has 48.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 71.7% more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. France emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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