Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Barbados
38.1%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
38.2%
in 2023
Barbados rank
149th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
147th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Barbados
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 38.2% against 38.1% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Barbados ranks 149th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.8% | 45.7% | 1.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 43.1% | 43.0% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 40.9% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 42.0% | 40.1% | 1.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 40.2% | 0.7% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 38.5% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.1% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 37.8% | 1.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 38.2% against 38.1% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Barbados ranks 149th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 147th 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.