Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 70.7% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 32.5% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Albania, about 85.9% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 92.6% more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.5 times more home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.

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

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Albania is 61.7% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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Albania: At a glance

Albania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 27,398 sq km. Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939, and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents. Albania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. International observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997; however, each of Albania's post-communist elections have been marred by claims of electoral fraud. The 2009 general elections resulted in a coalition government, the first such in the country's history. In 2013, general elections achieved a peaceful transition of power and a second successive coalition government. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and is a potential candidate for EU accession. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and an inadequate energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles.
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