Bulgaria vs Saint Helena: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Bulgaria
34.4%
in 2023
Saint Helena
34.0%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
213th
Saint Helena rank
216th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Bulgaria
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 34.4% against 34.0% in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 213th and Saint Helena ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.8% | 42.9% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 43.1% | 41.5% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 40.5% | 40.7% | 0.2% | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 39.7% | 2.0% | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 37.3% | 1.7% | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 36.2% | 1.0% | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 35.1% | 0.4% | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 0.0% | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Bulgaria or Saint Helena?
- Bulgaria, at 34.4% against 34.0% in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bulgaria and Saint Helena?
- 0.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Saint Helena rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bulgaria ranks 213th and Saint Helena ranks 216th 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.