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British Virgin Islands VG

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · capital Road Town

Population
39,732
2025
GDP
—
no observation
Life expectancy
77.4 y
2024

In the live services

corpusrows for this country
legal1

Geospatial extent

Bounding box -64.77°–-64.27° E, 18.33°–18.75° N · centroid 18.54, -64.52 · source natural-earth-1:110m

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Extent only; no cadastre or address data.

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Top research institutions

OpenAlex works counts; not a quality ranking.

Legal system

English common law

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json)

Measured indicators

indicatorvalueyearsource
Agricultural land (% of land)37.72024World Bank
airline_routes_departures16.02026OpenFlights route database
airports_openflights3.02026OpenFlights airport database
arrivals83,000.02020World Bank ST.INT.ARVL
basic_water_pct99.92024World Bank
budget_total_musd411.72025British Virgin Islands Government 2025 Budget Estimates
container_port_traffic45,956.02019World Bank IS.SHP.GOOD.TU
container_traffic_teu3.02021World Bank IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ
crime_unodc_intentional_homicide_victims1.02006https://data.humdata.org/dataset/dcfea0b9-3f1d-47d8-b118-5207bc6149b5/resource/da23d592-5bc9-4068-aaaf-844cf914faca/download/homicide_report_total_and_sex.xlsx
cts_homicide_count2.02006UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_homicide_rate8.22006UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
Emigrants living abroad (UN DESA 2020)3,012.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
International migrant stock (UN DESA 2020)11,483.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
edu_spend_per_student_primary6.22017World Bank SE.XPD.PRIM.PC.ZS
edu_spend_per_student_secondary10.92017World Bank SE.XPD.SECO.PC.ZS
edu_spend_per_student_tertiary40.02015World Bank SE.XPD.TERT.PC.ZS
education_spend_pct_gdp3.22023World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
education_spend_secondary35.12017World Bank SE.XPD.SECO.ZS
education_spend_tertiary35.12017World Bank SE.XPD.TERT.ZS
Access to electricity (%)100.02024World Bank
electricity_access_rural100.02024World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS
electricity_access_urban100.02024World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.UR.ZS
electricity_capacity_gw0.12023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_emissions_mtco2e0.12023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_clean_twh0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_demand_twh0.22023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_fossil_twh0.22023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_hydro,_bioenergy_and_other_renewables_twh0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_renewables_twh0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_twh0.22023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_wind_and_solar_twh0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_bioenergy_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_coal_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_gas_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_hydro_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_net_imports_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_nuclear_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_fossil_pct100.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_renewables_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_solar_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_wind_pct0.02023Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy0.02023https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20000.02000https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20010.02001https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20020.02002https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20030.02003https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20040.02004https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20050.02005https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20060.02006https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20070.02007https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20080.02008https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20090.02009https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20100.02010https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20110.02011https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20120.02012https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20130.02013https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20140.02014https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20150.02015https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20160.02016https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20170.02017https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20180.02018https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20190.02019https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20200.02020https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20210.02021https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20220.02022https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20230.02023https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean0.02023https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20000.02000https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20010.02001https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20020.02002https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20030.02003https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20040.02004https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20050.02005https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20060.02006https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20070.02007https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20080.02008https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20090.02009https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20100.02010https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20110.02011https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20120.02012https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
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Language

English canonical body. 160 name labels held (Wikidata). Missing languages are absent, not machine-translated.

Lane coverage

Measured, not promised
lanestatus what exists
patents · serviceYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 patent-document corpus (0%); only patent-count series present. Missing: full national patent-office document corpus. source
legal · serviceYELLOW · partial1 primary-law documents, 1 with full text mirrored (newest 2012-09-24); corpus covers this jurisdiction's official texts, not every instrument ever made source
alerts · serviceGREEN · ingested0 alerts in current GDACS/USGS window (measured, not an all-clear). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full current GDACS (125) + USGS (284) window (409 alert rows) with per-record metadata. Kept green. source
defense · serviceYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 defense record corpus (0%); only SIPRI/World Bank series present. Missing: full UNROCA/SIPRI/DoD award records. source
space · serviceYELLOW · partialno orbital launch site in this country in the GCAT launch log (1942-2026) source
maps · serviceGREEN · ingestedNatural Earth 1:10m boundary + centroid + bbox area computed (0.2 deg2); no cadastre, address data or navigation map. GADM L0 fallback: ok (gadm41_VGB_0.json). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — Natural Earth 1:10m boundary + GADM L0 fallback for every mapped country; complete geodata record set. Kept green. source
passport · serviceGLOBAL · service livepass.go-v.org is live; per-country identity documents are NOT ingested source
research · serviceGREEN · ingested57 scholarly works since 2021 with authoring institutions here (OpenAlex); a publication index, not a quality ranking source
economy · serviceYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national-accounts corpus. source
health · serviceGREEN · ingestedlife expectancy at birth, World Bank; not a health system performance rating source
education · serviceYELLOW · partialprimary school enrolment (% gross), World Bank; tertiary data is shown when available source
energy · serviceGREEN · ingestedaccess to electricity (% of population), World Bank source
water · serviceYELLOW · partialat least basic drinking water (% of population), World Bank/WHO; safely managed data shown when available source
connectivity · serviceYELLOW · partialfixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, World Bank/ITU; internet-user share shown when available source
crimeYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 5 numeric UNODC/OWID crime series rows only. Missing: full UNODC CTS offence/incident records. source
conflictYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UCDP/GDELT event corpus. source
businessYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full company/enterprise registry corpus. source
scienceGREEN · ingestedOpenAlex institutions snapshot 2026-10: 4 institutions, works counted per country; CC0 1.0. source
prisonYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full World Prison Brief prison corpus. source
interpolYELLOW · partial0 public Interpol Red Notices in the ingested snapshot list a national of this country (measured zero for this snapshot; not an absence of crime). source
armsN/A · not a separate reporting entityNot applicable as a separate reporting entity: this territory is a British Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. Arms transfers are reported to the UN Register of Conventional Arms by UN member states; this territory is not a member state and files no separate return, so the metropolitan state's reporting is the applicable record. source
sanctionsGREEN · ingestedOFAC SDN 75 + UN consolidated 1 + EU 1 designation reference(s), snapshot 2026-10-26; counts are list references (text/code attribution), not convictions or proof of activity; 0 is a measured zero against these three ingested lists | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full OFAC SDN (19,471), UN consolidated (1,001) and EU (11,154) designation lists with per-record metadata (snapshot 2026-10-26). Kept green. source
agricultureGREEN · ingestedagricultural land (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
foodYELLOW · partialPARTIAL CORPUS — Food CPI 117.85 in May 2026 (2015=100), FAOSTAT Consumer Price Indices for the British Virgin Islands. source
laborYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full ILOSTAT labor corpus. source
financeYELLOW · partialstale data (2022) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full IMF/World Bank financial corpus. source
environmentGREEN · ingestedforest area (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
tradeYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UN Comtrade/trade corpus. source
migrationYELLOW · partialnet migration (5-year estimate), World Bank/UN source
tourismYELLOW · partialstale data (2020) international tourist arrivals, World Bank/UNWTO source
housingYELLOW · partialurban population (% of total), World Bank; not a housing-cost or tenure measure source
transportYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 4 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full transport-network corpus. source
investmentYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FDI/investment corpus. source
remittancesGREY · source has no observationRechecked 2026-10-29: BVI publishes no BOP personal-transfer series; IMF BOP/IFS/BOPAGG DBnomics returned 0 series; World Bank BX.TRF.PWKR.CD empty (HTTP 200). Kept no-data. source
health_financeYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WHO GHED health-finance corpus. source
budgetYELLOW · partialstale data (2017) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national budget/tender corpus. source
treatyN/A · not a separate reporting entityNot applicable as a separate reporting entity: this territory is a British Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. Ratification of UN human-rights treaties is an act of states parties; this territory is not a separate party, so adherence follows the metropolitan state's ratification. source

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Backlinks

Department pages with measured records for British Virgin Islands:

patents legal alerts defense space maps research economy health education energy water connectivity crime conflict business science prison interpol sanctions agriculture food labor finance environment trade migration tourism housing transport investment health_finance budget

patents recipes legal alerts defense space passport research

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Cite this page

British Virgin Islands (VG). go-v.org estate, https://estate.116.202.234.183.nip.io/vg. Data: World Bank Open Data, OpenAlex, WIPO, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-11-08.