Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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
be 15.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
make 36.9% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.3% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.