Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 22.8 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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.
Life
be 83.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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.
have 74.7% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 63.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 88.5% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 21.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 9.9 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 311.4 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 4.1 times more CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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British Virgin Islands: At a glance
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