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

Health

live 4.1 years longer

In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 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 4.2 times more money

Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $10,490 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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Life

have 26.1% more children

In Macedonia, there are approximately 8.8 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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be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Macedonia, approximately 2.5 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.

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Basic Needs

be 30.4% less likely to have internet access

In Macedonia, approximately 93.1% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 66.3% less home broadband

Macedonia has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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