Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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.
Life
be 29.5% more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 8.8 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.
have 47.3% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 66.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 73.9% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 99.9% more home broadband
El Salvador has 12.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 54.3% more CO2
El Salvador emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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British Virgin Islands: At a glance
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