Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.7 years less

In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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.

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Economy

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Isle of Man, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2017. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

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Life

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 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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Geography

see 50.0% less coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2015–2022), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 8.0% cheaper than Isle of Man overall
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Isle of Man is about 3.8 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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