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British Virgin Islands

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for British Virgin Islands
Published: 2026

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Road Town
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Density: 206 / km²

WRI Score 2026

81.26

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 17th
In Americas: 3rd
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 0%· KPMG / EY
100.0
No personal income tax is levied.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 206 / km²· UN WPP
32.4
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $38,627· IMF WEO 2026
75.9
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79 years· WHO / UN
76.2
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 2.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
96.4
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.9%· ILO / SECO
96.1
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
59.9
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

British Virgin Islands holds 17th of 211 with a WRI Score of 81.26 — sits inside the leading group. Its profile is defined by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and military posture (100), offset by population density, a clear structural constraint.