Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), you would:

Economy

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 1.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2016. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

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Basic Needs

be 21.5% less likely to have internet access

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 93.8% less coastline

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 10.4% less home broadband

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has 27.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2015–2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

Compare further: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. British Virgin Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 9.8% cheaper than Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) overall
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is about 81 times bigger than 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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