Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 63.4% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 28.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 21.0% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 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 9.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.5% less coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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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