Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.6 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 27.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 57.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
have 33.0% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 96.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
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