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

Health

live 6.5 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 Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 79.8% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 23.4% fewer children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 14.8% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 89.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 28.4% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 95.0 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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Infrastructure

find 27.6% more home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 2.2 times more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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