Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 24.5 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 46.2 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.
Life
be 91.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 69.4% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 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 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 18% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 32.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Virgin Islands, about 64.0% do as of 2019.
be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Virgin Islands, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.8% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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
How big is Virgin Islands compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.