Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 14.4% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 52.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 25.4% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.0% less on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.9% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 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
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.