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

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

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

0, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Sex ratio in life expectancy

British Virgin Islands

1.07

in 2023

Zambia

1.07

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

98th

Zambia rank

100th

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

British Virgin Islands
Zambia

How they compare

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

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

British Virgin Islands ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 100th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.05	1.04	0.0009	British Virgin Islands
1960s	1.07	1.04	0.0231	British Virgin Islands
1970s	1.09	1.05	0.0391	British Virgin Islands
1980s	1.06	1.06	0.0004	British Virgin Islands
1990s	1.06	1.05	0.013	British Virgin Islands
2000s	1.07	1.03	0.0374	British Virgin Islands
2010s	1.07	1.07	0.005	British Virgin Islands
2020s	1.08	1.08	0.0054	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, British Virgin Islands or Zambia?: British Virgin Islands, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between British Virgin Islands and Zambia?: 0, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Zambia rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: British Virgin Islands ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 100th 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.