Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.9 years less

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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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Life

be 22.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 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.

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Basic Needs

be 31.4% less likely to have internet access

In Gibraltar, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 15.7 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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Safety

be 15.5 times more likely to be murdered

Gibraltar has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2010. In Virgin Islands, that number is 49.6 per 100,000 as of 2012.

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Infrastructure

find 83.5% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2010–2012). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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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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