Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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.
Life
be 21.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 26.8% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.9% less on education
Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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.
Compare further: Colombia vs. British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
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