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

Health

live 10.0 years longer

In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 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 15.4 times more money

Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $2,872 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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be 44.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 53.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Cambodia, approximately 16.4 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.

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have 45.3% fewer children

In Cambodia, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.1% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Cambodia, approximately 83% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, 99% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 57.6% less coastline

Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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Safety

be 27.6 times more likely to be murdered

Cambodia has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2011. In Virgin Islands, that number is 49.6 per 100,000 as of 2012.

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Infrastructure

find 2.4 times more home broadband

Cambodia has 4.2 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2011–2012). How we calculate this

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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