Brazil vs Turkmenistan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Brazil
38.5%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
38.4%
in 2023
Brazil rank
138th
Turkmenistan rank
141st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Brazil
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 38.5% against 38.4% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 138th and Turkmenistan ranks 141st of 236 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.5% | 40.7% | 3.8% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 44.0% | 39.8% | 4.2% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 43.5% | 40.0% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 40.1% | 2.4% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 38.8% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 37.2% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 38.0% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 38.0% | 0.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Brazil or Turkmenistan?
- Brazil, at 38.5% against 38.4% in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Brazil and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Turkmenistan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Brazil ranks 138th and Turkmenistan ranks 141st 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.