Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Montenegro: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Bosnia and Herzegovina
34.9%
in 2023
Montenegro
34.6%
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
208th
Montenegro rank
211th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Montenegro
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 34.9% against 34.6% in Montenegro, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montenegro ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208th and Montenegro ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.1% | 45.8% | 0.8% | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 43.2% | 43.6% | 0.4% | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 38.7% | 40.7% | 2.0% | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 38.0% | 2.8% | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 36.3% | 6.1% | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 37.0% | 3.5% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 36.6% | 2.2% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 34.7% | 0.9% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 34.9% against 34.6% in Montenegro as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro?
- 0.3%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208th and Montenegro ranks 211th 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.