Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 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.
Life
be 35.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 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 64.5% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 66.7% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 58.5% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.6 times more home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 83.5% more CO2
Syria emits 1.3 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Syria vs. British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
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