Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.3 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

be 36.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 33.2% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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

Compare further: Aruba vs. Virgin Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Virgin Islands is 60.9% more expensive than Aruba overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Aruba is about 11 times smaller than Virgin Islands.
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Moving from Aruba to Virgin Islands · UN DESA 2020
500 people born in Aruba live in 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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