Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.0 times more money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2022, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.

be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Virgin Islands, however, that number is 28.9% as of 2002.

Life

have 23.4% fewer children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 86.0% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Virgin Islands: At a glance

Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated USVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 346 sq km. The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
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