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

Health

live 14.2 years longer

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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.

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Economy

make 38.1 times more money

Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.

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Life

be 82.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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.

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have 66.4% fewer children

In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Virgin Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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be 53.3% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Sudan, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, 99% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 78.0% less coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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Infrastructure

find 167.8 times more home broadband

Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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