Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years less

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cyprus, 4.9% 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 86.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, 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.

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Basic Needs

be 27.7% less likely to have internet access

In Cyprus, approximately 89.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 71.0% less coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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Infrastructure

find 73.2% less home broadband

Cyprus has 37.6 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). How we calculate this

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Virgin Islands is 74.9% more expensive than Cyprus overall
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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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