Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Saint Martin has a GDP per capita of $19,300 as of 2005, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2021.

Life

be 14.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Martin, approximately 6.7 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 20.1% fewer children

In Saint Martin, there are approximately 13.9 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 33.6% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 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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