Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.9 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 Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 76.3% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.9% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 88.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 43.5% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 22.4 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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Infrastructure

find 81.6% more home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 42.5% more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Portugal is 26.7% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall
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British Virgin Islands is about 610 times smaller than Portugal.
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Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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