Brunei vs Tokelau: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Brunei
40.2%
in 2023
Tokelau
40.1%
in 2023
Brunei rank
98th
Tokelau rank
99th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Brunei
- Tokelau
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 40.2% against 40.1% in Tokelau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 98th and Tokelau ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Tokelau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.6% | 43.7% | 3.9% | Brunei |
| 1960s | 48.1% | 45.1% | 3.0% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 46.6% | 48.4% | 1.7% | Tokelau |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 47.9% | 4.9% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 44.0% | 3.3% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 42.0% | 1.7% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 40.5% | 0.3% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 40.1% | 0.5% | 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 Tokelau?
- Brunei, at 40.2% against 40.1% in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Brunei and Tokelau?
- 0.1%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Tokelau rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Brunei ranks 98th and Tokelau ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β 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.