Quality of life comparison

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

Life

be 62.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 7.0 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 33.5% fewer children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 12.4 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 20.7% less likely to have internet access

In Malaysia, approximately 98.0% 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 98.3% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 83.8% more home broadband

Malaysia has 13.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 72.0% less CO2

Malaysia emits 8.3 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 (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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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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