Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 0.9 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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.

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Life

have 52.1% more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 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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be 92.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 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.

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Basic Needs

be 28.0% less likely to have internet access

In Taiwan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 88.0% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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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