Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 53.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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.
have 71.4% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 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 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% 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 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 146.5 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 10.6 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Eritrea vs. British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
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