Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Wallis and Futuna instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.2 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 Wallis and Futuna, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2015. In Wallis and Futuna, that number is 8.8% as of 2013.

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Life

have 43.6% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Wallis and Futuna, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 41.1% less likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Wallis and Futuna, about 45.8% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 61.3% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Wallis and Futuna, that number is 129 km.

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Infrastructure

find 64.9% less home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2013–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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British Virgin Islands is around the same size as Wallis and Futuna.
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Wallis and Futuna: At a glance

Wallis and Futuna is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 142 sq km. The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed this status in July 1961.
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