Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 21.1% more money
British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 18.6% less likely to be unemployed
In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 86.6% less likely to die during infancy
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 36.5% fewer children
In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% more on education
British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 371.9 times more coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to British Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.