Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.
be 11.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Virgin Islands, however, that number is 28.9% as of 2002.
be 32.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Virgin Islands, that number is 10.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 56.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.
have 45.8% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 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 11.1% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Virgin Islands, about 64.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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
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