Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 17.8 years longer
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 31.1 times more money
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
Life
be 76.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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 72.7% fewer children
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 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 11.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 68.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 93.3% more on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 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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