Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Guernsey, you would:

Health

live 5.8 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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.

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have 15.3% fewer children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% 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 60.0% more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

Compare further: Guernsey vs. British Virgin Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 17.7% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 1.9 times smaller 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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