Which has higher coal rents, Small states or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Small states as of 2020.

What is the difference in coal rents between Small states and United States Virgin Islands?

0.0%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States Virgin Islands?

19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Small states vs United States Virgin Islands: Coal rents

Small states

0.2%

in 2021

United States Virgin Islands

0.2%

in 2020

Small states rank

23rd

United States Virgin Islands rank

26th

Coal rents over time

Small states
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Small states, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.3 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Small states ahead.

Small states ranks 23rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 26th of 47 groups.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Small states	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3%	3.1%	2.8%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Small states or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in coal rents between Small states and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.0%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States Virgin Islands?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Small states and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for coal rents?: Small states ranks 23rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 10,672 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.