Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 21.9% more money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 82.3% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 25.7% fewer children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 92.3% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 22.4 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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