Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 24.0 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 Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.9% less money
British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2022.
be 6.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Somalia, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 3.4 times more children
In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.1 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Somalia, 49% of the population do as of 2021.
be 81.3% less likely to have internet access
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
be 15.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Somalia, 84% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 88.5% less on education
British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.8 times more coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to British Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.