Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Life

be 28.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 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, 11.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 32.1% fewer children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 19.9% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 31.1% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 33.3% less coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 36.7% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 53.6% more expensive than Cook Islands overall
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British Virgin Islands: At a glance

British Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated BVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 151 sq km. First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
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