Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Life

be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 3.0 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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have 22.0% fewer children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.9% less likely to have internet access

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 79.4% less coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Environment

emit 52.6% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 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 (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Turks and Caicos Islands vs. British Virgin Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 22.0% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall
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Turks and Caicos Islands is about 6 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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