Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.5 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 7.0 times more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.

be 62.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Virgin Islands, that number is 10.4% as of 2017.

be 16.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Virgin Islands, however, that number is 28.9% as of 2002.

Life

be 59.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

have 29.6% fewer children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 42.2% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Virgin Islands, about 64.0% do as of 2019.

be 18.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Virgin Islands, 99% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 79.3% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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