Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 2.8 times more money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.

Life

have 11.9% fewer children

In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 25.5% less likely to have internet access

In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

Geography

see 16.4% less coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 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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