Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 20.4% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 78.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 26.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
have 23.3% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on education
Turkey spends 4.3% 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 98.9% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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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