Bahamas vs Reunion: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Bahamas
37.5%
in 2023
Reunion
37.2%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
163rd
Reunion rank
166th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Bahamas
- Reunion
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 37.5% against 37.2% in Reunion, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Reunion ahead.
Bahamas ranks 163rd and Reunion ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.9% | 40.8% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 40.3% | 38.2% | 2.2% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 39.5% | 36.3% | 3.3% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 34.6% | 3.5% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 34.3% | 3.8% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 34.8% | 4.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 36.3% | 1.9% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.5% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Bahamas or Reunion?
- Bahamas, at 37.5% against 37.2% in Reunion as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bahamas and Reunion?
- 0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Reunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Reunion rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bahamas ranks 163rd and Reunion ranks 166th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.