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

Health

live 8.4 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 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 6.2 times more money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $7,108 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 31.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 11.2 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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have 34.3% fewer children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 16.9 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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Basic Needs

be 15.5% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, 99% of people do as of 2024.

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be 23.9% less likely to have internet access

In Mongolia, approximately 85.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 36.2% less home broadband

Mongolia has 15.8 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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