International Rankings of Virgin Islands 2022, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Virgin Islands, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of 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	64	N/A	2022
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	191	N/A	2022
Internet users - percent of population	40	64 %	2019
Internet users - total	177	68268	2019
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	2	73	2020
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	134	76000	2020
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	3	204.5	2019
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	191	59121	2018
Economy
Budget - expenditures	156	1.518 billion US Dollars	2016
Budget - revenues	150	1.496 billion US Dollars	2016
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	30	0.4 % of GDP	0
Exports	65	N/A US Dollars	2022
GDP (official exchange rate)	158	5.182 billion US Dollars	2016
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	62	46.7 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	13	26.8 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	71	68.2 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	134	64.3 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	132	7.5 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	6	15 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	125	2 % of GDP	2012
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	113	20 % of GDP	2012
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	26	78 % of GDP	2012
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	111	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
Industrial production growth rate	109	N/A %	0
Labor force	181	48550 US Dollars	2016
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	131	1 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	71	19 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	18	80 %	2003
Population below poverty line	57	28.9	2002
Public debt	58	N/A % of GDP	2022
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	167	3.872 billion US Dollars	2016
Real GDP per capita	153	N/A US Dollars	2022
Taxes and other revenues	72	28.9 % of GDP	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	144	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	140	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	139	N/A	2022
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	123	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	122	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	143	2.438 million metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	118	N/A metric tons	2022
Coal - exports	59	N/A metric tons	2022
Coal - imports	109	N/A metric tons	2022
Coal - production	73	N/A metric tons	2022
Coal - proven reserves	72	N/A metric tons	2022
Electricity - consumption	160	561.240 million kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	94	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	113	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	152	321000 kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	161	51.000 million kWh	2019
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	57	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	6	98.9 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	16	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	126	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	34	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	56	1.1 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	5	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	70	0 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	188	N/A Btu/person	2022
Natural gas - consumption	119	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - exports	55	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	86	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	94	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - proven reserves	90	0 cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	70	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	80	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	87	0 bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	142	16400 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	101	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	95	3285 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	111	23480 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	108	0 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	177	N/A megatons	2022
Air pollutants - methane emissions	176	N/A megatons	2022
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	182	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2022
Land use - agricultural land	153	11.5	2018
Land use - arable land	125	2.9	2018
Land use - forest	29	57.4	2018
Land use - other	73	31.1	2018
Land use - permanent crops	53	2.9	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	118	5.7	2018
Revenue from coal	30	N/A % of GDP	2022
Revenue from forest resources	94	0 % of GDP	2017
Total renewable water resources	176	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	167	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - industrial	159	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - municipal	170	N/A cubic meters	2022
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	157	0.11	2025
Urbanization - urban population	5	96.1	2022
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	118	N/A tons	2022
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	118	N/A tons	2022
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	86	N/A %	2022
Geography
Area - land	189	346 sq km	0
Area - total	169	1910 sq km	0
Area - water	43	1.564 million sq km	0
Coastline	121	188 km	0
Elevation - highest point	145	474 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	32	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	147	N/A meters	2022
Irrigated land	150	1 sq km	2012
Land boundaries - total	151	N/A km	2022
Land use - agricultural land	153	11.5	2018
Land use - arable land	125	2.9	2018
Land use - forest	29	57.4	2018
Land use - other	73	31.1	2018
Land use - permanent crops	53	2.9	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	118	5.7	2018
Population
Age structure - 15-24 years	175	10.16	5535
Age structure - 25-54 years	148	36.07	0342
Age structure - 55-64 years	19	14.24	7859
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	148	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	63	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	132	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	164	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	94	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Birth rate	145	11.63 births/1,000 population	2022
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	99	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	125	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	91	N/A % of GDP	0
Death rate	57	8.78 deaths/1,000 population	2022
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	12	34 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	120	3 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	53	64.6 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	106	32 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	63	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	105	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	87	1.3 % of population	2020
Drinking water source - unimproved	62	N/A % of population	0
Education expenditures	71	N/A % of GDP	0
Hospital bed density	70	N/A beds/1,000 population	2022
Infant mortality rate - female	140	6.59 deaths/1,000 live births	2022
Infant mortality rate - male	140	8.65 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	141	7.65 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	34	83.65 years	2022
Life expectancy at birth - male	47	77.08 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	39	80.27 years	0
Literacy - female	118	N/A %	0
Literacy - male	103	N/A %	0
Literacy - total population	112	N/A %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	113	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2022
Median age - female	35	42.8 years	2020
Median age - male	24	40.6 years	0
Median age - total	26	41.8 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	85	N/A	2022
Net migration rate	165	7.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	138	N/A %	2022
Physicians density	154	N/A physicians/1,000 population	0
Population	180	105413	2022
Population growth rate	156	0.45 %	2022
Sanitation facility access - improved	93	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	113	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	108	0.6 % of population	2020
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	93	N/A % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	18	N/A years	2022
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	14	N/A years	2022
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	17	N/A years	2022
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	10	1.05 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-24 years	29	0.94	0
Sex ratio - 25-54 years	34	0.87	0
Sex ratio - 55-64 years	28	0.93	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	29	0.68 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	7	1.06 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	26	0.91 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	110	N/A %	2022
Tobacco use - male	137	N/A %	2022
Tobacco use - total	123	N/A %	2022
Total fertility rate	82	2 children born/woman	2022
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	158	0.11	2025
Urbanization - urban population	5	96.1	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	144	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	140	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	139	N/A	2022
Transportation
Airports	118	2	2021
Airports - with paved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	43	1	2021
Airports - with paved runways - 2438 to 3047 m	38	N/A	2022
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1523 m	43	N/A	2022
Airports - with paved runways - over 3047 m	25	1	0
Airports - with paved runways - total	74	2	0
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m	35	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	30	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1523 m	58	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	94	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m	67	N/A	2022
Heliports	23	N/A	2022
Merchant marine - total	14	1868	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	133	N/A	2022
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	153	N/A	2022
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	100	N/A	2022
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	28	N/A	2022
Railways - standard gauge	71	N/A	2022
Railways - total	128	N/A km	2022
Roadways - paved	151	N/A km	2022
Roadways - total	158	N/A km	2022
Waterways	105	N/A km	2022

*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 Virgin Islands on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Virgin Islands 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Virgin Islands 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.