Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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.
Economy
be 68.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2015. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 30.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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, 11.4 children do as of 2024.
have 31.5% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 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 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 22.1% less home broadband
Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 77.7% less CO2
Greenland emits 10.4 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 (2015–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Greenland vs. British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.