Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 5.9 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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

have 55.1% more children

In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 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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be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Macau, approximately 4.6 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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Basic Needs

be 13.5% less likely to have internet access

In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 95.1% more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 16.6% less home broadband

Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 19.0% more expensive than Macau overall
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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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