Cambodia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Cambodia
41.7%
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
41.6%
in 2023
Cambodia rank
62nd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
63rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Cambodia
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 41.7% against 41.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 62nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 7 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.0% | 42.6% | 5.4% | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 43.9% | 2.9% | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 38.6% | 42.3% | 3.7% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 40.3% | 1.4% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 38.0% | 6.4% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 36.3% | 7.8% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 39.6% | 3.1% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.9% | 0.6% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Cambodia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Cambodia, at 41.7% against 41.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Cambodia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.1%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cambodia ranks 62nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 63rd 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.