Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 42.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
make 40.6% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 71.2% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 37.8% fewer children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.1% more likely to have internet access
In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Latvia, about 92.7% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Virgin Islands vs. Latvia
Latvia: At a glance
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