Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 11.7 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 Nauru, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 44.6% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2022.
have 85.3% more children
In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nauru spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 62.5% less coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Compare further: British Virgin Islands vs. Nauru
Nauru: At a glance
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