Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Maryland, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Maryland, the average life expectancy is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Maryland, approximately 91.6% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 6.2% more expensive than Maryland
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Size Comparison · See true size
Maryland is about 168 times bigger than British Virgin Islands.
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Moving from Maryland to British Virgin Islands · Cost, visas & climate
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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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