Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.0 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 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
have 13.1% more children
In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.3% more 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 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.6% less likely to have internet access
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.7% less home broadband
British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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