Bhutan vs Cambodia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Bhutan
41.8%
in 2023
Cambodia
41.7%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
60th
Cambodia rank
62nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 41.8% against 41.7% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 60th and Cambodia ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Cambodia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.8% | 48.0% | 0.2% | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 46.8% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 38.6% | 9.0% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 41.7% | 5.2% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 44.5% | 1.3% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 44.1% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 42.7% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.5% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Bhutan or Cambodia?
- Bhutan, at 41.8% against 41.7% in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Cambodia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bhutan ranks 60th and Cambodia ranks 62nd 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.