Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Oman or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 80.77 years against 80.25 years in Oman as of 2024.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Oman and United States Virgin Islands?

0.52 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United States Virgin Islands?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Oman vs United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total

Oman

80.25 years

in 2024

United States Virgin Islands

80.77 years

in 2024

Oman rank

51st

United States Virgin Islands rank

48th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Oman
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 80.77 years against 80.25 years in Oman, a difference of 0.52 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Oman ranks 51st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 48th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	40.33 years	63.8 years	23.47 years	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	52.23 years	67.41 years	15.18 years	United States Virgin Islands
1980s	64.45 years	69.61 years	5.17 years	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	71.26 years	71.08 years	0.1825 years	Oman
2000s	75 years	77.43 years	2.43 years	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	78.93 years	78.9 years	0.0232 years	Oman
2020s	78.38 years	80.3 years	1.92 years	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Oman or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 80.77 years against 80.25 years in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Oman and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.52 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United States Virgin Islands?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Oman and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Oman ranks 51st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 48th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.