Bhutan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Bhutan
41.8%
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
41.6%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
60th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
63rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Bhutan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 41.8% against 41.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 60th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.8% | 42.6% | 5.2% | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 43.9% | 3.8% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 42.3% | 5.3% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 40.3% | 6.6% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 38.0% | 7.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 36.3% | 8.2% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 39.6% | 3.7% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 40.9% | 1.2% | 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Bhutan, at 41.8% against 41.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bhutan ranks 60th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 63rd 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.