Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Kuwait, you would:
Economy
make 31.5% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 90.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
have 38.4% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 21.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.1% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.0% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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
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