Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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.

Economy

make 6.1 times more money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.

be 29.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Virgin Islands, however, that number is 28.9% as of 2002.

be 15.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Virgin Islands, that number is 10.4% as of 2017.

Life

be 31.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Belize, approximately 11.2 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.

have 45.3% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 25.5% more likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Virgin Islands, about 64.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 51.3% less coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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

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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