Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Health

live 1.8 years less

In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 45.4% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $84,600 as of 2014, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2021.

be 11.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Isle of Man, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Virgin Islands, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 80.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

Geography

see 17.5% more coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Virgin Islands: At a glance

Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated USVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 346 sq km. The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
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