Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Switzerland, you would:

Health

live 7.0 years less

In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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.

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Life

be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 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.

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Expenditures

spend 34.8% less on education

Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 47.0% less home broadband

Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 37.9% less CO2

Switzerland emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 27.5% cheaper than Switzerland overall
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Switzerland is about 273 times bigger than British Virgin Islands.
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British Virgin Islands: At a glance

British Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated BVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 151 sq km. First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
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