Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 58.3% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 61.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 70.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 13.8% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 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 38.3% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.9% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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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