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

Health

live 10.8 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 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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Life

be 70.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 38.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 11.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 67.5% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 25.3 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 26.3% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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be 13.1% less likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 89.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 80.7% less on education

Kiribati spends 16.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 93.0% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 830.3 times more home broadband

Kiribati has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 3.9 times more CO2

Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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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