Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 5.4 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Grenada, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 72.7% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Grenada, the GDP per capita is $12,107 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.1 times 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 Grenada, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 35.6% less coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Grenada, that number is 121 km.

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Infrastructure

find 3.0 times more home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Grenada has 29.8 as of 2022.

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

Compare further: Virgin Islands vs. Grenada

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Grenada is 48.1% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Virgin Islands is about 6 times bigger than Grenada.
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Moving from Virgin Islands to Grenada · UN DESA 2020
658 people born in Virgin Islands live in Grenada.
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Grenada: At a glance

Grenada is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 344 sq km. Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time.
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