Bhutan vs New Zealand: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Bhutan
41.8%
in 2023
New Zealand
41.9%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
60th
New Zealand rank
57th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Bhutan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 41.9% against 41.8% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.8% | 40.8% | 7.0% | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 37.9% | 9.8% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 36.7% | 10.9% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 36.9% | 10.0% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 37.9% | 7.9% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 39.7% | 4.8% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 41.3% | 2.0% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.9% | 0.2% | 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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 41.9% against 41.8% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bhutan ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 57th 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.