Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 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
make 29.1% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 37.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 15.9% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 38.3% less on education
Russia spends 4.7% 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 99.8% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 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
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