Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 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
make 12.7 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 63.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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.
have 27.1% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 22.2% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 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: Venezuela vs. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands: At a glance
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