Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 53.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 85.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
make 66.2% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 18.7% more children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% less likely to have internet access
In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.1 times more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.