Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 7.4 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 90.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 58.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 63.3% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 99.2% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 14.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.1% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% 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 88.7% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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 Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.