Belarus vs United States Virgin Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Belarus
29.8%
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
26.6%
in 2023
Belarus rank
234th
United States Virgin Islands rank
236th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Belarus
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 29.8% against 26.6% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Belarus ranks 234th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.6% | 40.6% | 1.0% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 37.3% | 40.1% | 2.8% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 34.2% | 37.4% | 3.2% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 37.0% | 4.4% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 36.3% | 6.6% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 34.8% | 6.9% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 29.2% | 0.7% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.6% | 2.4% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Belarus or United States Virgin Islands?
- Belarus, at 29.8% against 26.6% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Belarus and United States Virgin Islands?
- 3.2%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Belarus ranks 234th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 236th 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.