Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 58.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 40.2% fewer children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 40.4 times more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.