Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years longer

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 3.4 times more money

Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 24.5% less likely to have internet access

In Albania, approximately 85.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 48.1% less coastline

Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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Infrastructure

find 59.5% less home broadband

Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Virgin Islands is 2.6 times more expensive than Albania overall
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Albania is about 15 times bigger than Virgin Islands.
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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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