Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 18.5 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 3.0 times more money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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Life

have 54.8% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 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 21.9% less likely to have internet access

In Nauru, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 6.3 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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

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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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