International Rankings of British Virgin Islands 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of British Virgin Islands, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of British Virgin Islands, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	32	22	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	179	6738	2020
Internet users - percent of population	37	77.7 %	2021
Internet users - total	209	24087	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	37	22	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	187	7000	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	50	110	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	203	35000	2021
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	190	400.000 million US Dollars	2017
Budget - revenues	189	400.000 million US Dollars	2017
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	30	0 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	61	362.600 million US Dollars	2011
Debt - external	200	36.100 million US Dollars	1997
Exports	214	23.000 million US Dollars	2017
GDP (official exchange rate)	199	1.380 billion US Dollars	2018
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	11	94.7 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	128	7.5 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	183	25.1 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	157	69.4 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	77	21.7 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	3	20.4 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	148	0.2 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	170	6.8 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	5	93.1 % of GDP	2017
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	129	N/A %	2023
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	112	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Imports	208	300.000 million US Dollars	2017
Industrial production growth rate	139	1.1 %	2017
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	78	4.2 %	2022
Labor force	213	12770 US Dollars	2004
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	144	0.6 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	6	40 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	81	59.4 %	2005
Population below poverty line	160	N/A %	0
Public debt	195	N/A % of GDP	2023
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	214	500.000 million US Dollars	2017
Real GDP growth rate	149	2 %	2017
Real GDP per capita	56	34200 US Dollars	2017
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	195	N/A US Dollars	2023
Taxes and other revenues	14	38.9 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	184	2.9 %	2015
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	128	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	124	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	201	173000 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	122	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	62	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	112	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - production	75	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	75	0 metric tons	2019
Electricity - consumption	193	116.298 million kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	98	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	117	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	197	33000 kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	177	22.500 million kWh	2019
Electricity access	1	100 %	2021
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	57	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	8	98.8 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	17	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	132	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	34	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	67	0.2 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	6	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	63	1 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	74	80.136 million Btu/person	2019
Natural gas - consumption	121	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - exports	57	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	88	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	97	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - proven reserves	92	0 cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	73	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	82	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	89	0 bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	187	1200 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	106	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	128	0 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	200	1227 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	112	0 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	184	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - methane emissions	185	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	189	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2023
Land use - agricultural land	68	46.7	2018
Land use - arable land	113	6.7	2018
Land use - forest	113	24.3	2018
Land use - other	84	29	2018
Land use - permanent crops	41	6.7	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	42	33.3	2018
Revenue from coal	34	N/A % of GDP	2023
Revenue from forest resources	99	N/A % of GDP	2023
Total renewable water resources	180	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	146	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - industrial	109	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - municipal	115	N/A cubic meters	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	76	1.73	2025
Urbanization - urban population	119	49.7	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	89	N/A %	2023
Geography
Area - land	220	151 sq km	0
Area - total	221	151 sq km	0
Area - water	226	0 sq km	0
Coastline	160	80 km	0
Elevation - highest point	161	521 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	152	N/A meters	2023
Irrigated land	161	N/A sq km	0
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	68	46.7	2018
Land use - arable land	113	6.7	2018
Land use - forest	113	24.3	2018
Land use - other	84	29	2018
Land use - permanent crops	41	6.7	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	42	33.3	2018
Military
Military expenditures	53	N/A % of GDP	2023
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	153	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	64	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	136	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	169	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	97	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Birth rate	165	10.9 births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	93	N/A % of GDP	0
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	136	46.6 %	2023
Death rate	162	5.44 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	90	12.6 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	83	8 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	177	32.8 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	176	20.2 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	2	99.9 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	110	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - total	103	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - unimproved	63	0.1 % of population	2020
Education expenditures	60	2.6 % of GDP	2020
Gross reproduction rate	102	0.67 %	2023
Hospital bed density	71	N/A beds/1,000 population	2023
Infant mortality rate - female	113	10.99 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	101	16.41 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	107	13.77 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	62	81.47 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	39	78.4 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	48	79.9 years	0
Literacy - female	122	N/A %	0
Literacy - male	100	N/A %	0
Literacy - total population	110	N/A %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	122	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2023
Median age - female	61	37.5 years	2020
Median age - male	48	37 years	0
Median age - total	51	37.2 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	86	N/A	2023
Net migration rate	4	13.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	145	N/A %	2023
Physicians density	159	N/A physicians/1,000 population	0
Population	214	39369	2023
Population growth rate	43	1.87 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	21	97.5 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	99	2.5 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	101	2.5 % of population	2015
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	74	2.5 % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	11	12 years	2018
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	9	12 years	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	10	12 years	0
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	18	0.98 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	34	0.89 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	23	0.9 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	8	1.05 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	28	0.91 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	114	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - male	140	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - total	129	N/A %	2023
Total fertility rate	139	1.37 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	76	1.73	2025
Urbanization - urban population	119	49.7	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Transportation
Airports	119	4	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	96	21000	3280
Heliports	26	N/A	2023
Merchant marine - total	122	30	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	139	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	158	N/A	2023
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	102	N/A	2023
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	28	N/A	2023
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	151	200 km	2007
Roadways - total	175	200 km	2007
Waterways	109	N/A km	2023

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding British Virgin Islands on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of British Virgin Islands 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about British Virgin Islands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.