Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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 4.6 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $9,605 as of 2020, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
have 28.8% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 6.8 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.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.3 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Cuba vs. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands: At a glance
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