Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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
be 43.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Virgin Islands, however, that number is 28.9% as of 2002.
Life
have 67.3% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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
How big is Virgin Islands compared to Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.