Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 22.9% less likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
make 19.1% less money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $42,300 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
Life
have 58.2% more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 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 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In South Korea, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on education
South Korea spends 4.5% 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 96.7% less coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 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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