Argentina vs British Virgin Islands: Life expectancy

Argentina
77.39 years
in 2023
British Virgin Islands
77.28 years
in 2023
Argentina rank
86th
British Virgin Islands rank
89th

Life expectancy over time

  • Argentina
  • British Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 77.39 years against 77.28 years in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 86th and British Virgin Islands ranks 89th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 62.88 years 57.84 years 5.03 years Argentina
1960s 64.94 years 64.76 years 0.1751 years Argentina
1970s 66.78 years 67.83 years 1.05 years British Virgin Islands
1980s 69.85 years 70.83 years 0.9798 years British Virgin Islands
1990s 72.72 years 73.76 years 1.04 years British Virgin Islands
2000s 74.79 years 75.46 years 0.6772 years British Virgin Islands
2010s 76.25 years 76.45 years 0.1966 years British Virgin Islands
2020s 75.76 years 76.66 years 0.9041 years British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Argentina or British Virgin Islands?
Argentina, at 77.39 years against 77.28 years in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Argentina and British Virgin Islands?
0.11 years, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and British Virgin Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and British Virgin Islands rank globally for life expectancy?
Argentina ranks 86th and British Virgin Islands ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.