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Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
British Virgin Islands: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 77.7% (2017). Mobile subscriptions is 93.1 (2024), 155th of 210 in the world and 33rd of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 24.9 (2024), 76th of 208 in the world and 12th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Mobile subscriptions
British Virgin IslandsLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
Fixed broadband
British Virgin IslandsLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
8 indicators
Digital & energy access: British Virgin Islands in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 77.7%2017 | — | — | 18.9%2002 | 37.0% | · | +58.8 ppsince 2002 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 93.12024 | 155/210 | 33/40 | 37.32002 | 171.7 | 94.7 | −44%since 2014 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 24.92024 | 76/208 | 12/39 | · | 24.9 | 19.1 | +28%since 2014 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 61.92024 | 4/213 | 2/40 | 51.4 | 46.1 | 55.0 | +72%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1,443,0092024 | 1/215 | 1/42 | · | 614 | 603,420 | +10,661%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 18/215 | 5/42 | 97.1% | 98.3% | 100.0% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 18/211 | 5/41 | 96.7% | 97.5% | 100.0% | +1.3 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 19/213 | 6/41 | 97.8% | 99.3% | 100.0% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+58.8 pp77.7% in 2017
- Fixed broadband+28%24.9 in 2024
- Secure servers+10,661%1,443,009 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.8 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
British Virgin Islands and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with British Virgin Islands. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | British Virgin Islands | US Virgin Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 77.7%2017 | 64.4%2017 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 93.12024 | 91.52022 |
| Fixed broadband | 24.92024 | 10.12022 |
| Fixed telephone | 61.92024 | 87.72022 |
| Secure servers | 1,443,0092024 | 5,6142024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |