British Virgin Islands vs Lesotho: Difference in male and female life expectancy

British Virgin Islands
5.18
in 2023
Lesotho
5.09
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
100th
Lesotho rank
103rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Lesotho
-2.502.557.5195019862023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 5.18 against 5.09 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 100th and Lesotho ranks 103rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s -0.301 6.28 6.58 Lesotho
1960s 2.53 7.06 4.54 Lesotho
1970s 4.68 7.82 3.14 Lesotho
1980s 3.9 8.28 4.38 Lesotho
1990s 3.94 6.84 2.9 Lesotho
2000s 4.66 3.93 0.7312 British Virgin Islands
2010s 5.03 4.47 0.5587 British Virgin Islands
2020s 5.25 4.98 0.2698 British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, British Virgin Islands or Lesotho?
British Virgin Islands, at 5.18 against 5.09 in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between British Virgin Islands and Lesotho?
0.09, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Lesotho?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Lesotho rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
British Virgin Islands ranks 100th and Lesotho ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed