Morocco vs United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy
Morocco
75.31 years
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
75.47 years
in 2023
Morocco rank
118th
United States Virgin Islands rank
116th
Life expectancy over time
- Morocco
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 75.47 years against 75.31 years in Morocco, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Morocco ranks 118th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th of 236 countries.
United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.63 years | 61.33 years | 20.69 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 45.51 years | 63.83 years | 18.32 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 51.27 years | 67.37 years | 16.11 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 58.71 years | 69.65 years | 10.94 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 64.49 years | 71.09 years | 6.6 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 68.58 years | 72.28 years | 3.7 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 72.63 years | 74.11 years | 1.48 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 74.25 years | 74.96 years | 0.7131 years | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Morocco or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 75.47 years against 75.31 years in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Morocco and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.16 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for life expectancy?
- Morocco ranks 118th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th 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. 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.