Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.9 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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

be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.

make 46.9% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.

Life

have 43.4% more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 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 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 16.5% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 35.0% less on education

Hong Kong spends 4.0% 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 89.1% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 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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