Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Economy
be 76.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
make 26.0% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2021, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
Life
be 85.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 19.9% more likely to have internet access
In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 57.4% less coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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 Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.