Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 91.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
have 94.7% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 25.8% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 62.5% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 64.0% less home broadband
Puerto Rico has 28.0 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: Puerto Rico vs. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is Virgin Islands compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.