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British Virgin Islands rankings 2026: where British Virgin Islands places in 17 global Top 10s

British Virgin Islands is #5 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage and inside the top 10 of 3 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does British Virgin Islands compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 17 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #5 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage, where it is measured at 100 % (4G mobile network coverage) as of 2026-11-02. British Virgin Islands finishes inside the top 10 in 3 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

British Virgin Islands is inside the top 10 of 3 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

British Virgin Islands by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

World and society

In world and society, British Virgin Islands holds 4 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage (100 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of international migrants (62.1 % of population), #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity (100 %) and #48 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools (22.46 %).

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, British Virgin Islands holds 4 positions: #22 of 50 in Most forested countries (66.03 % of land), #31 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.25 kg per person per day), #34 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (4.87 tonnes per person) and #36 of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (4,357.97 kWh per person).

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, British Virgin Islands holds 3 positions: #16 of 50 in Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most (1.41 PPP dollars), #37 of 50 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (8.46 kg per hectare) and #43 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops (6.62 % of land area).

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, British Virgin Islands holds 2 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate (100 % of new cases) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people (9.11 per 1,000 people).

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, British Virgin Islands holds 2 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries attracting the most foreign direct investment (42.9k BoP, current US$ million) and #15 of 50 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net outflows (47.2k BoP, current US$ million).

Education and science

In education and science, British Virgin Islands holds 2 positions: #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of students from abroad (23.12 %) and #36 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (12 years).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, British Virgin Islands moved in 17 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where British Virgin Islands ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. British Virgin Islands's lowest current positions are 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools (22.46 %), 43rd of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops (6.62 % of land area) and 37th of 50 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (8.46 kg per hectare). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes British Virgin Islands

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit British Virgin Islands's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about British Virgin Islands

What is British Virgin Islands's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#5 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage, with 100 % (4G mobile network coverage) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include British Virgin Islands?

17 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is British Virgin Islands in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 3 rankings, including #5 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage, #5 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate and #9 in Countries with the highest share of international migrants.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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