Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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
make 4.6 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 30.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 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.
have 29.5% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.9% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 92.2% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 13.8% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 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
Compare further: Peru vs. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands: At a glance
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