Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years less
In Malta, 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 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
have 44.2% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 62.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 31.0% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 93.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 77.4% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 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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