Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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
make 9.9 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 15.3 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 30.5% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 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 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 16.4% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 38.1% more home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Virgin Islands: At a glance
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