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British Virgin Islands · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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British Virgin Islands

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Road Town High income VGB · VG
NationsTree Index i— Tree height i—see ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i39,732210th of 217 Area i151 km²208th of 216 GDP i— GDP (PPP) i— GDP per person (PPP) i— Life expectancy i77.4 years81st of 217
CSV

In short

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Fixed broadband (76th of 208) and Life expectancy (81st of 217).

Its weakest positions: Renewable energy (184th of 212), Secondary enrolment (136th of 173) and Tertiary enrolment (107th of 150).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 151 208th/216
Land area ikm² 151 207th/216
Population ipeople 39,732 210th/217
Population growth i% 0.66% 124th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 261.4 51st/216
Urban population i% 57.4% 136th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.1% 196th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 10.1% 98th/217

Natural resources

61
Arable land i% of land area 13.2% 80th/206

Tourism

12
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 83,000 171st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $484.0 m2015
Outbound trips idepartures 139,0002012

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 77.4 81st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 12.4 86th/196
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 55.5%1991
Secondary enrolment i% gross 75.6% 136th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 13.3% 105th/217
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 29.6% 107th/150

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 77.7%2017
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 93 155th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 24.9 76th/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.33 96th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.3% 184th/212
Forest area i% of land area 66.0% 22nd/214

Institutions & safety

Homicide rate iper 100,000 8.22006

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators . Nation age: —. Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). British Virgin Islands — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/british-virgin-islands. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). British Virgin Islands — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/british-virgin-islands. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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