Quality of life comparison

live 17.8 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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.

make 22.8 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.

be 36.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

be 76.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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.

have 72.2% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 39.2 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 4.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 22% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 23.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

be 68.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.

see 2.2 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.