Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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.
Economy
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
make 26.5% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
have 40.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.5% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 31.1% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 65.5% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Virgin Islands: At a glance
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