Canada vs Nicaragua: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Canada
39.9%
in 2023
Nicaragua
39.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
106th
Nicaragua rank
109th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Canada
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Canada currently reports 39.9% against 39.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Canada ranks 106th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.7% | 47.0% | 6.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 37.6% | 45.2% | 7.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 40.9% | 5.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 36.6% | 1.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 40.7% | 4.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 39.9% | 1.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.7% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.5% | 0.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Canada or Nicaragua?
- Canada, at 39.9% against 39.9% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Canada and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Nicaragua rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Canada ranks 106th and Nicaragua ranks 109th 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.