Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.6 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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.

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Life

be 58.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 27.7 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.

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have 53.3% fewer children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.6 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 14.6% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 15.7% less on education

Dominican Republic spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 93.8% less coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.2 times more home broadband

Dominican Republic has 11.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 22.1% less CO2

Dominican Republic emits 3.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 95.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Dominican Republic is about 322 times bigger than British Virgin Islands.
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Moving from Dominican Republic to British Virgin Islands · UN DESA 2020
1,979 people born in Dominican Republic live in British Virgin Islands.
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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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