Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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.
Economy
make 17.1 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $2,597 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 68.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 24.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.
have 44.5% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.3% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 53.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 67.6% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 24.5% more home broadband
Bangladesh has 8.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Bangladesh vs. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands: At a glance
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