Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 3.2 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 67.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2013. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

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Life

have 30.3% fewer children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 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 69.7% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 38.0% less coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.8 times more home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2013–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Wallis and Futuna vs. British Virgin Islands

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Wallis and Futuna is around the same size as 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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