British Virgin Islands vs North Macedonia: Life expectancy
British Virgin Islands
77.28 years
in 2023
North Macedonia
77.39 years
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
89th
North Macedonia rank
86th
Life expectancy over time
- British Virgin Islands
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 77.39 years against 77.28 years in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 89th and North Macedonia ranks 86th of 236 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.84 years | 54.99 years | 2.85 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 64.76 years | 62.3 years | 2.47 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 67.83 years | 67.16 years | 0.6754 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 70.83 years | 70.08 years | 0.7527 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 73.76 years | 71.74 years | 2.02 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 75.46 years | 73.48 years | 1.98 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 76.45 years | 75.75 years | 0.7001 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 76.66 years | 75.45 years | 1.21 years | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, British Virgin Islands or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 77.39 years against 77.28 years in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between British Virgin Islands and North Macedonia?
- 0.11 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and North Macedonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do British Virgin Islands and North Macedonia rank globally for life expectancy?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 89th and North Macedonia ranks 86th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing 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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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.