Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 21.6% more money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $45,000 as of 2022.

be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 6.8% as of 2022.

be 51.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Cyprus, however, that number is 13.9% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 40.4% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 3.4 times more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.

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

Cyprus: At a glance

Cyprus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 9,241 sq km. A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.
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