Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 26.7% more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 32.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 38.0% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 77.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.4% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.