Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Puerto Rico: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Bosnia and Herzegovina
34.9%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
35.0%
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
208th
Puerto Rico rank
205th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 35.0% against 34.9% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208th and Puerto Rico ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.1% | 44.6% | 0.5% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 43.2% | 41.5% | 1.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 38.7% | 39.3% | 0.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 38.5% | 3.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 35.5% | 5.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 36.8% | 3.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 36.7% | 2.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 35.7% | 1.8% | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 35.0% against 34.9% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Puerto Rico rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208th and Puerto Rico ranks 205th 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.