Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.5 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 75.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 56.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
have 61.6% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 34.5% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.2% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Ghana? See an in-depth size comparison.