British Virgin Islands vs French Guiana: Female life expectancy at birth

British Virgin Islands
80.05 years
in 2023
French Guiana
79.99 years
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
95th
French Guiana rank
97th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • French Guiana
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 80.05 years against 79.99 years in French Guiana, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 95th and French Guiana ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and French Guiana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands French Guiana Difference Ahead
1950s 59.19 years 54.57 years 4.62 years British Virgin Islands
1960s 66.94 years 64.1 years 2.84 years British Virgin Islands
1970s 70.84 years 68.96 years 1.89 years British Virgin Islands
1980s 73.28 years 73.38 years 0.0926 years French Guiana
1990s 76.12 years 75.6 years 0.5192 years British Virgin Islands
2000s 78.16 years 77.81 years 0.3442 years British Virgin Islands
2010s 79.25 years 79.38 years 0.1288 years French Guiana
2020s 79.49 years 79.53 years 0.0362 years French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, British Virgin Islands or French Guiana?
British Virgin Islands, at 80.05 years against 79.99 years in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between British Virgin Islands and French Guiana?
0.06 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and French Guiana?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and French Guiana rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
British Virgin Islands ranks 95th and French Guiana ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Female 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
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Period life expectancy at birth.