Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 47.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Virgin Islands, that number is 10.4% as of 2017.

be 96.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Virgin Islands, however, that number is 28.9% as of 2002.

Life

have 10.0% more children

In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 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 29.7% less likely to have internet access

In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Virgin Islands, about 64.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 71.0% less coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 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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