Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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.
Economy
be 70.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2015. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 38.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 18.6 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 23.1% fewer children
In Palau, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.4 times more home broadband
Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 97.2% less CO2
Palau emits 82.8 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 (2015). How we calculate this
Compare further: Palau vs. British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.