Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 13.5 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 76.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 47.6 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 72.6% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 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 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 22.7% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 73.0% less coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 249.1 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Equatorial Guinea vs. British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
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