Quality of life comparison

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

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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have 19.0% fewer children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 13.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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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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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Virgin Islands is 42.1% more expensive than Gibraltar overall
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Gibraltar is about 294 times smaller than 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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