Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 82.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 2.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 57.7% more children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 54.3% more likely to have internet access
In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.