Which has higher number of deaths, British Virgin Islands or Palau?

British Virgin Islands, at 229 deaths against 200 deaths in Palau as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between British Virgin Islands and Palau?

29 deaths, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Palau?

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 Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Palau: Number of deaths

British Virgin Islands

229 deaths

in 2023

Palau

200 deaths

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

221st

Palau rank

223rd

Number of deaths over time

British Virgin Islands
Palau

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 229 deaths against 200 deaths in Palau, a difference of 29 deaths.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 221st and Palau ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	100.6 deaths	151.4 deaths	50.8 deaths	Palau
1960s	59.6 deaths	143.3 deaths	83.7 deaths	Palau
1970s	58.7 deaths	135.2 deaths	76.5 deaths	Palau
1980s	66.9 deaths	123.4 deaths	56.5 deaths	Palau
1990s	81.4 deaths	166.4 deaths	85 deaths	Palau
2000s	99 deaths	191.4 deaths	92.4 deaths	Palau
2010s	168 deaths	165.6 deaths	2.4 deaths	British Virgin Islands
2020s	230 deaths	199 deaths	31 deaths	British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, British Virgin Islands or Palau?: British Virgin Islands, at 229 deaths against 200 deaths in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between British Virgin Islands and Palau?: 29 deaths, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Palau rank globally for number of deaths?: British Virgin Islands ranks 221st and Palau ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
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

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