Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.9 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Grenada, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 53.5% less money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Grenada, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 8.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Grenada, that number is 24.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 33.6% 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 Grenada, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2022.

have 22.0% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Grenada, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 38.5% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Grenada spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 51.2% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Grenada, that number is 121 km.

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

Grenada: At a glance

Grenada is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 344 sq km. Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time.
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