Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Armenia, you would:

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 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 64.4% more money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $20,800 as of 2023, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.

be 66.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

Life

be 16.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 12.2 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.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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