Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.2 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 63.5% less money
British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 66.6% more likely to be unemployed
In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 42.1% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 26.0% more children
In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 55.1% less likely to have internet access
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on education
British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 16.8 times more coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to British Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.