Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 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 88.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
make 38.9% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
Life
have 16.6% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 59.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.9% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 66.6% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 14.8% less home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 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
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Virgin Islands: At a glance
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