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

United States Virgin Islands, at 75.47 years against 75.33 years in Brunei as of 2023.

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

0.14 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

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

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.

Brunei vs United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy at birth

Brunei

75.33 years

in 2023

United States Virgin Islands

75.47 years

in 2023

Brunei rank

117th

United States Virgin Islands rank

116th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Brunei
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 75.47 years against 75.33 years in Brunei, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Brunei ranks 117th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and United States Virgin Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	54.45 years	61.33 years	6.87 years	United States Virgin Islands
1960s	61.33 years	63.83 years	2.5 years	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	66.64 years	67.37 years	0.733 years	United States Virgin Islands
1980s	70.31 years	69.65 years	0.6633 years	Brunei
1990s	72.71 years	71.09 years	1.63 years	Brunei
2000s	74.56 years	72.28 years	2.28 years	Brunei
2010s	74.9 years	74.11 years	0.784 years	Brunei
2020s	74.56 years	74.96 years	0.4043 years	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Brunei or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 75.47 years against 75.33 years in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Brunei and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.14 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United States Virgin Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Brunei ranks 117th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th 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.