British Virgin Islands vs Guam: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
British Virgin Islands
77.28 years
in 2023
Guam
77.21 years
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
89th
Guam rank
90th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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 | 64.76 years | 64.2 years | 0.5636 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 67.83 years | 67.78 years | 0.0513 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 70.83 years | 72.51 years | 1.68 years | Guam |
| 1990s | 73.76 years | 74.23 years | 0.475 years | Guam |
| 2000s | 75.46 years | 75.93 years | 0.4643 years | Guam |
| 2010s | 76.45 years | 76.38 years | 0.0679 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 76.66 years | 76.32 years | 0.3426 years | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, 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 vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 89th and Guam ranks 90th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. 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.