Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.2 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Iowa, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.

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Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iowa, about 87.9% do as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

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