Brunei vs Sweden: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Brunei
40.2%
in 2023
Sweden
40.2%
in 2023
Brunei rank
98th
Sweden rank
95th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Brunei
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 40.2% against 40.2% in Brunei, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 98th and Sweden ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.6% | 44.3% | 3.3% | Brunei |
| 1960s | 48.1% | 40.8% | 7.3% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 46.6% | 37.1% | 9.5% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 35.9% | 7.0% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 36.9% | 3.8% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 38.9% | 1.3% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 40.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 40.6% | 0.1% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Brunei or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 40.2% against 40.2% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Brunei and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Sweden rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Brunei ranks 98th and Sweden ranks 95th 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.