Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 10.5 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 24.2% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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Life

be 12.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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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Geography

see 99.6% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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Infrastructure

find 68.5% less home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Greenland vs. Virgin Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Virgin Islands is 18.1% more expensive than Greenland overall
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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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