Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

Health

live 1.3 years longer

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 2.5 times more money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.

be 18.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.

be 15.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Virgin Islands, however, that number is 28.9% as of 2002.

Life

be 36.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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.

Basic Needs

be 16.9% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

Geography

see 19.0% more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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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