Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 32.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 8.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 11.4 children do as of 2024.
have 38.3% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 96.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 50.3% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 17.6% more home broadband
Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 88.5% less CO2
Brunei emits 20.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Brunei vs. British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.