Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.0 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 22.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.

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make 82.3% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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Life

have 62.6% more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 41.2% more 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 Belize, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 23.5% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.

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

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Belize is 56.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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Virgin Islands is about 12 times smaller than Belize.
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Belize: At a glance

Belize is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 22,806 sq km. Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high unemployment, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, high crime rates, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America.
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