Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of North Korea, you would:

Health

live 8.5 years longer

In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 27.2 times more money

North Korea has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2015, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2021.

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In North Korea, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Virgin Islands, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 65.6% less likely to die during infancy

In North Korea, approximately 22.2 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.

have 15.9% fewer children

In North Korea, there are approximately 13.2 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 82.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In North Korea, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

Geography

see 92.5% less coastline

North Korea has a total of 2,495 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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