Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 48.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belgium, that number is 5.9% as of 2025.
make 37.1% more money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $60,750 as of 2025.
Life
be 59.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
have 17.1% fewer children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.8% more likely to have internet access
In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Belgium, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 64.6% less coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
Infrastructure
find 4.4 times more home broadband
Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Belgium has 44.2 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Virgin Islands vs. Belgium
Belgium: At a glance
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