Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.5 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 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 2.2 times more money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.

be 77.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

Life

be 11.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 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.

Basic Needs

be 19.9% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 43.5% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 33.3% less coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 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

British Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated BVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 151 sq km. First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
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