Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 9.5 years longer

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 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 4.0 times more money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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Life

be 77.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 33.3 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 21.0% less likely to have internet access

In Dominica, approximately 82.0% 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 27.0% more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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Infrastructure

find 51.7% less home broadband

Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. 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

Compare further: Dominica vs. Virgin Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Virgin Islands is 2.6 times more expensive than Dominica overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Dominica is about 2.5 times smaller than Virgin Islands.
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Moving from Dominica to Virgin Islands · UN DESA 2020
5,510 people born in Dominica live in Virgin Islands.
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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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