Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, British Virgin Islands or Japan?

British Virgin Islands, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between British Virgin Islands and Japan?

0, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Japan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Japan: Sex ratio in life expectancy

British Virgin Islands

1.07

in 2023

Japan

1.07

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

98th

Japan rank

99th

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

British Virgin Islands
Japan

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in Japan, a difference of 0.

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

British Virgin Islands ranks 98th and Japan ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.05	1.06	0.0183	Japan
1960s	1.07	1.08	0.0079	Japan
1970s	1.09	1.07	0.0138	British Virgin Islands
1980s	1.06	1.08	0.0103	Japan
1990s	1.06	1.08	0.0228	Japan
2000s	1.07	1.09	0.0183	Japan
2010s	1.07	1.08	0.0048	Japan
2020s	1.08	1.07	0.0012	British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, British Virgin Islands or Japan?: British Virgin Islands, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between British Virgin Islands and Japan?: 0, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Japan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Japan rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: British Virgin Islands ranks 98th and Japan ranks 99th 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex ratio in life expectancy
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.