Cayman Islands vs Turkmenistan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Cayman Islands
38.3%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
38.4%
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
142nd
Turkmenistan rank
141st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Cayman Islands
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 38.4% against 38.3% in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 142nd and Turkmenistan ranks 141st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.2% | 40.7% | 3.5% | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 43.2% | 39.8% | 3.4% | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 41.4% | 40.0% | 1.4% | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 40.1% | 1.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 38.8% | 0.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 37.2% | 1.1% | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 38.0% | 0.6% | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 38.0% | 0.3% | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Cayman Islands or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 38.4% against 38.3% in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Cayman Islands and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Turkmenistan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cayman Islands ranks 142nd and Turkmenistan ranks 141st 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.