Travel Risk Atlas

British Virgin Islands

Caribbean · Capital Road Town

Each opens that government's own advisory for British Virgin Islands — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

15.1 Very low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 40th safest of 220

4 of 7 pillars estimated from neighbouring countries — global datasets don't cover British Virgin Islands separately.

a beach with trees and houses
Photo: Cory Bjork / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives British Virgin Islands as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

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What governments advise No specific warning

What the warnings actually cover

  • Whole countryNo specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.

Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Natural hazards · estimated
10% of score
39/100
108th of 220
Political stability · estimated
10% of score
30/100
67th of 220
Road & transport · estimated
10% of score
21/100
68th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
19/100
72nd of 220
Crime
15% of score
16/100
27th of 220
Conflict & terrorism · estimated
15% of score
6/100
57th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
34th of 220

Biggest factor here: natural hazards. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, drought and tsunami exposure.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
999
911 also works
Currency
USD $
€1 ≈ 1.15 USD
Languages
English
Visa (EU passport)
Visa free
US: Visa free · UK: Visa free
Population
40k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Road Town
Driving
On the left
Power
Type A, B
220-240V
Basic water access
100%
Widely available · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+1284
Visitors a year
302k
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Road Town (the middle of the country — there is no capital in the dataset), over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around All year.

Daytime high hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for British Virgin Islands:

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.