Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 48.0% more money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $50,600 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cyprus, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 41.0% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 17.1% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cyprus spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 8.1 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.

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

Cyprus: At a glance

Cyprus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 9,241 sq km. A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.
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