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

Health

live 1.7 years longer

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 48.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Montserrat, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2017. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

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Life

be 10.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Montserrat, approximately 10.4 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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have 30.9% fewer children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 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 38.3% more likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 56.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 41.3% less on education

Montserrat spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 100.0% more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 65.7% less home broadband

Montserrat has 72.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2015–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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