Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 1.0 years longer

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

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Economy

be 57.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cyprus, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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Life

be 46.4% 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 38.3% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cyprus, about 89.6% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 3.4 times more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.

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Infrastructure

find 3.7 times more home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cyprus has 37.6 as of 2024.

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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
Cyprus is 42.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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Virgin Islands is about 4.8 times smaller than Cyprus.
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Cyprus: At a glance

Cyprus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 9,241 sq km. A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.
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