Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of China, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 3.2 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
have 64.0% more children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 86.6% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 91.6% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 78.7% less home broadband
China has 47.2 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: China vs. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands: At a glance
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