Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Economy
make 45.9% more money
British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 62.1% less likely to be unemployed
In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 47.5% 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 Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
have 62.4% more children
In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.9% more likely to have internet access
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to British Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.