Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 2.9 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 70.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 16.4% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.4% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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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