British Virgin Islands vs Finland: Sex gap in life expectancy

British Virgin Islands
5.52 years
in 2023
Finland
5.5 years
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
91st
Finland rank
93rd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Finland
0510152025187819502023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 5.52 years against 5.5 years in Finland, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 91st and Finland ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Finland Difference Ahead
1950s 2.58 years 6.65 years 4.06 years Finland
1960s 4.25 years 7.33 years 3.08 years Finland
1970s 5.69 years 8.63 years 2.94 years Finland
1980s 4.46 years 8.25 years 3.8 years Finland
1990s 4.3 years 7.5 years 3.2 years Finland
2000s 5.02 years 6.82 years 1.8 years Finland
2010s 5.43 years 5.8 years 0.3643 years Finland
2020s 5.6 years 5.55 years 0.0468 years British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, British Virgin Islands or Finland?
British Virgin Islands, at 5.52 years against 5.5 years in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between British Virgin Islands and Finland?
0.02 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Finland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Finland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
British Virgin Islands ranks 91st and Finland ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.