Which has higher life expectancy at birth, British Virgin Islands or Guam?

British Virgin Islands, at 77.28 years against 77.21 years in Guam as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between British Virgin Islands and Guam?

0.07 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Guam: Life expectancy at birth

British Virgin Islands

77.28 years

in 2023

Guam

77.21 years

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

89th

Guam rank

90th

Life expectancy at birth over time

British Virgin Islands
Guam

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 77.28 years against 77.21 years in Guam, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guam ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 89th and Guam ranks 90th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Guam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Guam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	57.84 years	61.05 years	3.2 years	Guam
1960s	64.77 years	64.2 years	0.5634 years	British Virgin Islands
1970s	67.83 years	67.78 years	0.0512 years	British Virgin Islands
1980s	70.83 years	72.51 years	1.68 years	Guam
1990s	73.76 years	74.23 years	0.4748 years	Guam
2000s	75.46 years	75.93 years	0.4645 years	Guam
2010s	76.45 years	76.38 years	0.0678 years	British Virgin Islands
2020s	76.66 years	76.32 years	0.3425 years	British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, British Virgin Islands or Guam?: British Virgin Islands, at 77.28 years against 77.21 years in Guam as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between British Virgin Islands and Guam?: 0.07 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Guam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Guam rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: British Virgin Islands ranks 89th and Guam ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.