Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 11.8 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 78.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 10.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, 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.
have 49.8% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 66.7% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 58.5% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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 Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.