Passport vs passport

United Kingdom passport cover

United Kingdom

British Virgin Islands passport cover

British Virgin Islands

United Kingdom passport opens 160 more destinations visa-free or eTA-only than British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom: 182/246; British Virgin Islands: 22/242). British Virgin Islands requires an embassy-issued visa for 108 more destinations than United Kingdom — practical friction adds up across travel patterns. On work-route coverage: United Kingdom has 155 indexed work options; British Virgin Islands has 148. Sector and employer-sponsorship paths matter more than count — see the route pages for each destination. Pick the passport whose long-stay regime fits your situation: tax-residency, family-reunification options, and citizenship timelines vary more meaningfully than headline mobility scores.

United Kingdom

passport

Verified routes
604
Distinct destinations
246
Visa-free
182
Embassy required
328

British Virgin Islands

passport

Verified routes
551
Distinct destinations
242
Visa-free
22
Embassy required
436

Living conditions, head to head

MetricUnited KingdomBritish Virgin IslandsEdge
Avg salary (USD)$56kGB
Cost of living (NYC=100)64GB
Top income tax45%GB
Healthcare index75/100GB
Safety (GPI rank)#37GB
English proficiencyVery highGB
PR pathway5 yrsLimitedGB

Sources: OECD wages · Numbeo COL & Healthcare · GPI 2024 · EF EPI 2024 · National immigration authorities. Approximate; verify before relying on a single number.

Coverage by visa status

StatusUnited KingdomBritish Virgin IslandsΔ
Visa-free17322+151
Visa-free w/ eTA90+9
Visa on arrival3019+11
e-Visa5666-10
Embassy328436-108
Restricted880

Coverage by visa purpose

PurposeUnited KingdomBritish Virgin IslandsΔ
Tourism286242+44
Business3432+2
Transit98+1
Work155148+7
Study58580
Family6263-1
Diplomatic000

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Counts reflect the records currently in our database, derived from the official sources we've scraped. This is not a complete passport-strength index — it's a coverage-honest snapshot of what we can verify.